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Brownfield ISD is not only getting a new high school, but a complete overhaul of their technology beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. In a special called Brownfield ISD Board meeting on Tuesday, the trustees met in person for the first time in about two months and learned about the possibility of purchasing new computers, iPads, and etc. for all grade levels. Because of the shut down of all schools in Texas due to the coronavirus, BISD learned during that time that the district needed some major technology upgrades.
Read moreThe Brownfield high school baseball and softball squads took to the diamonds on Friday night, May 1 to celebrate the seniors on those teams. With social distancing guidelines in place the baseball and softball teams did not get into any real action due to the coronavirus that halted all UIL sponsored events. The Lady Cubs got to see a tourney, a few non-district and two district games, leaving them with a 1-1 record. The Cubs however only got to see three games and they went 1-2. This has been an unprecedented time for all sports related events across the nation.
Read moreAs Terry County continues to see an uptick in COVID-19 virus cases, which stands at 12 now, with nine recoveries and three active cases, there has not been information released as to whether or not cases 11 and 12 contracted COVID-19 through community spread or outside the county. The last two cases are a male and a female both between the ages of 30-39.
Read moreThe April 2020 Texas sales tax revenue report was not good amid the CO- VID-19 virus. Texas sales tax revenue as a whole was down 9.3% from this time last year. Although this was anticipated, it has become concerning for the state budget and local government budgets. According to State Comptroller Glen Hegar the 9.3% decline is the sharpest since 2010.
Read moreBrownfield ISD will be hosting a "Senior Cruise" for the Class of 2020 on Friday May 8 at 7 p.m. The route will be as follows. The red line is the route beginning at Cub Stadium and ending at the pool. The blue stars represent BISD faculty and staff at that respective campus, and the yellow stars represent where the families of the seniors will be located.
Read moreHere is our month of May schedule for the Class of 2020!
Read moreJobless claims came in at 3.8 million on Thursday, April 30, bringing the total, for the past seven weeks, to 30 million. Experts estimated there would be 3.5 million new claims, however there were over 300K more new claims bringing it to 3.8 million. This week's claims were 603,000 less than last week’s, and is the lowest since the week ending March 21.
Read moreThe week of May 4-8 will again be recognized as “Rainwater Harvesting Awareness” week as proclaimed by Terry County Judge, Butch Wagner, in 2017.
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