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A raging fire was started Thursday March 17th. The fire burned for most of the day on Thursday, filling the air with an odorous thick black smoke. The fire continued to burn overnight and into Friday. The Brownfield Fire Chief also added “really anything can start a fire in dry conditions like this.” Once the cotton burrs were on fire it spread to the large piles of mulch located in a pit near the cemetery. Multiple men and women used heavy equipment such as bulldozers to spread the mulch out, as well as sprayed water in an effort to contain the fire. By Friday morning most of the mulch piles had been turned to ash, but the fire was still going. Justin Pollock
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Left: Small businesses in Brownfield were thriving on Thursday because of the St. Patrick’s Day shop local event. Many businesses came up with promotional ideas to get people out and shopping local for St. Patrick’s Day. If you can, shopping locally is always a great way to support the community. Justin Pollock
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The NCAA men’s basketball bracket has been released for the public to play its favorite game of guess the National Champion and the Final Four. Millions will fill out one bracket with pure guesses, another with statistics, another from guidance of the experts, and so on. But that is the fun of the NCAA tournament filling out the bracket and seeing what breaks it from Cinderella teams, how close to perfect your bracket can get, and how many brackets do you fill out in an attempt to get bragging rights over your friends. March Madness first round begins this weekend with many having to throw away their brackets after one bad upset decision.
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The city zoning board met on Tuesday to discuss the new rules and regulations regarding carports. The board determined that:
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Read moreThe City Council meeting began with a prayer for wisdom and guidance to lead Brownfield to a good future. That future includes a beautiful rebuilt city pool facility, making for a fun summer for Brownfield and the surrounding area. At the top of the agenda: the city animal shelter. Currently the city is working to maintain the animal shelter to ensure that the animals are comfortable and safe, as well as insure that the shelter is up to the state’s standards. Police dogs “are a valuable asset to the force”, Police chief Tony Serbantez added. The city revenue report was presented by city manager, Jeff Davis. The finances were down for this period, however they are expected to rise during the summertime. Davis also mentioned that the federal reserve has stated that interest rates are going to be raised, giving the city a little bit more money.
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