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Representing Our Promise Youth Academy,Victoria Lovington. Tori is the daughter of Eric Lovington and Elisa Cerna. She is a senior at Meadow High School where she is a Varsity Cheerleader, a member of National Honor Society, FCCLA, UIL, One Act Play and a Dual Credit student. She is also a trained Lifeguard and certified in CPR and First Aid. In the future, Tori would like to pursue a degree from South Plains College and Texas Tech University and aspires to have a career in the medical field.
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After last week’s storm brought golf ball sized hail down on Brownfield, residents and businesses alike have been checking for property damage. According to online sources, households across West Texas were impacted by 1.75- inch hail on Thurs., Sept. 15. Amarillo, Clarendon and Lubbock were also hit by recent storms.
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Board members voted to approve two projects involving the old middle school building including asbestos abatement and demolition.
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Staff reports Special thanks to Gina Kelly
Read moreThe U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimate, which indicates Hispanic residents in Texas make up more of the state’s population than white residents. The new population figures from the American Community Survey indicate Hispanic Texans comprise 40.2% of the state’s population last year, while non-Hispanic white Texans made up 39.4%, as reported in the Texas Tribune.
Read moreData recently released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that US life expectancy has once again fallen, with COVID-19 a primary culprit. The life span which could be expected for someone born in 2021 fell to 76.1 years, the lowest since 1996. For males 73.2 years could be expected, with 79.1 years for females.
Read moreThe Terry Memorial Hospital District regular monthly Board meeting was called to order by Chair Brian Paiva at 6:30 pm. Beginning with a posted public hearing on the district’s proposed tax rate, Paiva inquired of those in attendance whether anyone had comments on the proposed tax rate. Hearing none, Paiva adjourned the public hearing and moved the meeting to the regular meeting agenda.
Read moreUSDA welcomed the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation funding to support climate-smart agriculture. This historic funding will bolster the new steps that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced to improve opportunities for nutrient management. NRCS will target funding, increasing program flexibilities, launch a new outreach campaign to promote nutrient management’s economic benefits, in addition to expanding partnerships to develop nutrient management plans. This is part of USDA’s broader effort to address future fertilizer availability and cost challenges for U.S. producers.
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