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The Brownfield City Council met on Monday for a work session to discuss the Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis.
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Brownfield ISD is having a “virtual week” of school this week, Nov. 30 - Dec. 4. The purpose of the virtual week is to help BISD transition back to face to face instruction beginning next week in a safer manner due to the coronavirus. BISD Superintendent Chris Smith said, “We know people gathered and spent Thanksgiving together so out of an abundance of care for our community we wanted to limit large groups and give time for people to monitor their health.”
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The Lubbock Police Department has arrested 34-year-old Joseph Cruz of Brownfield for a hit-and-run that left one man dead on Nov. 16.
Read moreBrownfield Chamber of Commerce - 9th Annual “Keep the Cheer Here” Dec. 3 from Noon to 7 p.m. in-stores or online.
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Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the summer, he said Monday. But Hegar did not outline specifics as state coffers continue to suffer from the economic recession spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
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City of Brownfield and Brownfield Power & Light put out the finishing touches on Main street Christmas decorations. Cat Gonzales, BP&L director of Electric Utilities said, “We are very thankful that we get to do this for the community and those who come through Brownfield. We hope this brings some Christmas spirit for everyone who see it. (Contributed photo/staff photo)
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The Terry County Commissioners Court met via Zoom in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 23, with a short agenda to get through. After the invocation, pledges, approval of the minutes from the Nov. 9 meeting, and paying the bills the court dove into the two items of business, to approve an interlocal agreement between Terry County and the Regional Public Defender’s Office – Local Government Control (RPDO-LGC) and an approval to submit online records contract to Local Government Solutions (LGS).
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Texas’ private sector added 136,300 jobs over the month, and the Texas unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in October from 8.3 percent in September. The Texas unemployment rate for October 2020 is in line with the National unemployment rate of 6.9 percent.
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