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Autumn is finally here and so is harvest season. Of course, the grapes and watermelons have already been harvested, but we are about to be in full swing of cotton and peanut harvest, and the occasional hemp.
Read moreIt’s not too late to go to the 8th Annual Grape Capital of Texas Vineyard Festival this Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. The Festival is usually slated for the last weekend in July and is a two day event, however due to COVID-19 the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce limited it to a one day event to and moved the date to this Saturday.
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Meadow Senior Homecoming Court: (L to R) Avery Magana, Elaina Stoker, Jayden Cavazos, Kaylee Humphrey, Manny Lopez, Jazmin Haile, Josiah Rodriguez, Madison York, Malcolm Mendez, Madison Casanova
Read moreThe Brownfield ISD Board of Trustees discussed curriculum in their latest meeting Monday night. After the call to order, invocation, and pledges the board went into the agenda items as presented.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive the Texas and U.S. economy into a recession, at least some would say. The U.S. unemployment rate has not gone down as quickly as Texas’ while it sits at 8.4%. In Texas, the unemployment rate now sits at 6.8% which is nearly double from the beginning of the year. According to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) nearly 3.5 million people have filed for unemployment since mid-March when the coronavirus really hit the state. In the week ending September 12, there were a total of 49,644 Texans who filed applications for unemployment benefits.
Read moreIn the Commissioners Court meeting last Monday, September 14, the court received monthly reports from county departments and offices.
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First Grade attendants: Genesis Chavez and Jacob Neufeld. Left to Right senior candidate: Allison Hogue, escorted by Trevor Boshears, senior candidate: Katelyn Besler, escorted by Jonathan Wiebe, senior candidate: Allyson Mixon, escorted by Jackson Greenfield. Freshman representative: Swayzee Harlan, escorted by Austin Ferriera, sophomore representative: Leslie Mejia, Escorted by Nathaniel Rodriguez. Junior Representative: Zoey Huston, Escorted by Carson Sessums, Senior Candidate: Lena Hildebrand, escorted by Abraham Gallegos, senior candidate: Kaylee Yates, Escorted Rylan Garcia, Senior Candidate: Madison White, escorted by Baltazar Gallegos, senior candidate: Bailey Neill, Escorted by Kurt Hogue.
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In a month and 11 days as a new team in USSSA slow pitch softball, Brownfield’s Texas Renegades won their first tournament, the 2020 Fall Mex Tex Tournament at the Bill Williams Sports Complex in Midland. The three day tournament saw the Texas Renegades finish with a 5-1 record in double elimination play with their only loss coming from the Texas Heat when both teams were undefeated at 3-0. The Heat defeated the Renegades 23-20 in the first meeting between the two.
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