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A special historic building will be moving from Brownfield around mid-September headed to the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) in Lubbock. Spur Ranch Church (Good Shepherd Episcopal Church) located at 304 E. Lanny Ave is a one-room church built on Spur Ranch land in 1912 three years after the ranch platted land for the then new settlement of Spur, Texas. Decades later the church was relocated to Brownfield where it currently sits.
Read moreThe Texas Well Owner Network, or TWON, is reminding Texas residents in flood-prone areas that if their water wells become flooded, they should have their well water tested. With hurricanes likely to hit parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts, it is likely some rural residents will have their water wells submerged in the resulting floodwaters.
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On Wednesday morning the BRMC EMS and Brownfield Fire & Rescue were called out to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of FM 213 and FM 403. According to DPS, the driver of a 2012 red Chevy Cruze, Lena Hildebrand (17) of Terry County failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by a 2002 black Lincoln LS driven by Angel Rojas Jr. of Brownfield.
Read moreBrownfield Regional Medical Center (BRMC) Board of Directors set the new tax rate for 2020-2021 in their meeting on Monday. According to the Terry County Appraisal District, BRMC lost over $105.8 million in taxable property values of which $104 million was in mineral values. This caused a 10.41% decline in overall values from last year.
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South Plains Community Action Association and Terry County’s Back to School Committee hosted their 12th Annual Back to School Bash Event on Friday, August 21 at Coleman Park in Brownfield. This year’s event was somewhat different due to COVID-19 as the backpacks and school supplies were handed out in a drive-thru style, 750 backpacks were given out. Typically Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy is at the event to give out haircuts, however due to the coronavirus they gave out 400 coupons for free haircuts.
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The Brownfield City Council met in a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday to discuss and consider a few items of business. The council began with the invocation, pledges and approved the minutes from the last meeting.
Read moreAs of Friday, August 21, 2020 at 4 p.m.
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