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The USDA Acreage report for 2020, issued June 30, shows U.S. cotton planted acreage of 12.2 million acres ? down 11% from 2019 reported acres.
Read moreIf there was a Who’s Who of climate change alarmists, Michael Shellenberger would be near the top of the list, right alongside Al Gore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Beto O’Rourke, and Greta Thunberg. As president and cofounder of the Breakthrough Institute, Shellenberger was the creative brains behind a CNN documentary “Pandora’s Promise”, and was called Time Magazine’s “Hero of the Environment.”
Read moreAUSTIN – The University Interscholastic League announced Wednesday it was recommending schools cease all workouts and practices starting Friday, July 3 until Monday, July 13.
Read moreSummertime in Texas is the height of travel season, which means scores of people will be hitting the highways for long road trips, state park visits or lazy lake days.
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The heat is on at Coleman Park this Independence Day, Saturday July 4, as the West Texas Running Club’s (WTRC) annual Firecracker Run is set to go off. This event is a Brownfield tradition, this will be the 51st year WTRC will hold the Independence Day event in Brownfield. The Firecracker Run began as a way to keep Brownfield ISD’s athletes in shape throughout the summer. As always, WTRC likes to encourage young and old, girls and boys, men and women to get in shape so everyone can live a happier and longer life. The main emphasis of the race will be on having family and friends get together for an enjoyable start to one of America’s favorite holidays, the birth of our nation.
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June 29, 2020 - South Plains Public Health District Confirms 17th Case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Terry County
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About 340 vehicles and hundreds of people waited in line early Saturday morning, June 27 to receive food from the South Plains Food Bank. Lubbock Catholic Charities along with STAR Case Manager Rebecca Valenzuela helped host a “Pop-up food pantry” in Brownfield at Coleman park. Valenzuela noted that all they needed was 30 volunteers, but there were over 50 volunteers that took on the task. Valenzuela said when she was asked what was needed, “I told them that the community needs food.” South Plains Food Bank provided fresh produce, cheese boxes amongst other foods to all families; with no requirements to qualify for the assistance. Gandy’s called the food bank and asked to be involved with this pop-up distribution as well. Gandy’s brought volunteers of their own and distributed milk to the first 300 clients of the morning.
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