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On Tuesday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revealed state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in November, 6.3 percent less than in November 2019.
Read moreAs we get closer to the Electoral College casting their vote for President of the United States, there are still a lot of questions concerning voting irregularities. There just are! I watched a few of the state legislature hearings on voting issues, and let me tell you, watching these citizens, you can tell they were genuine about what they said and what they believed happened.
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The Brownfield girls’ basketball team defeated New Home 65-39 to remain a perfect 4-0 in the season, with only the game against Ft. Stockton being canceled. This was a game of two halves for the Lady Cubs with the first half being a game played at New Home’s tempo and the second played at the Lady Cubs up tempo game. Yet Lady Cubs coach Michelle Wyatt was pleased with her team’s performance especially in the second half.
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• On Dec. 23, 1620, one week after the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth harbor in present-day Massachusetts, construction of the first permanent European settlement in New England begins. The term “Pilgrim” was derived from a manuscript in which Gov. Bradford spoke of the “saints” who traveled to the New World as “pilgrimes.”
Read moreThe Meadow girls’ basketball team returned to its home court on Tuesday and faced Plains in what turned into a one-sided affair as Plains defeated Meadow 70-23. The Lady Broncos fell into a huge deficit, 20-9, after a slow start on both ends of the court. The second quarter did not get better for the Lady Broncos or their fans as they were held to only two points and allowed Plains to score 22 points. Meadow went into halftime trailing 42-11. Meadow could not find a way back into the game and scored only 12 points in the second half.
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The Meadow boys’ basketball team faced Plains in its first home game since Thanksgiving break on Tuesday. The Broncos lost at home to the Cowboys 71-38. Meadow came out and kept the game close in the first quarter trailing 18-10, but the offense went cold in the second where the Broncos scored only eight points and allowed the Cowboys to score 21. Meadow went into the half trailing 39-18. The Broncos offense came to life in the third quarter scoring 12 points but the defense allowed the Cowboys to score 15 and extend the lead to 54-30 going into the fourth. Plains held off Meadow and stopped any chance of the home team making a late rally to win the final quarter 17-8.
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