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Brownfield senior and Tennis stand out Lexi Nave has signed to play college tennis for Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas on May 11. Lexi will be turning in her red and white for navy blue and gold, and will be leaving BISD as a Lady Cub to become a Lady Yellow Jacket. Lexi is the daughter of Chuck and Rene Nave.
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At approximately 8:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, Brownfield 911 dispatched EMS and Brownfield Fire & Rescue to the scene of an automobile accident. The accident occurred at US 62/385 and County Road 474, at the entrance to Birdsong Peanuts, about three mile south of Brownfield. According to law enforcement, a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Joshua Fowler (30) of Lubbock was traveling behind a semi-truck and trailer driven by Adam Lopez (52) of Memphis, Texas in the right lane of the southbound lanes on US 62/385. According to DPS, Lopez began to make a right turn into the entrance (CR 474) of Birdsong Peanuts, and Fowler ran into the back of the peanut trailer going the posted rate of speed. According to Brownfield Fire & Rescue, it took about 46 minutes to extract Fowler from the Trailblazer, who was then care flighted to University Medical Center in Lubbock where he is listed in critical condition. Lopez, the driver of the truck, was uninjured. BRMC EMS, Brownfield Fire & Rescue, Terry County Sheriff’s Dept., Texas Highway Patrol, Wellman Fire Dept., and TxDOT all responded to the scene.
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Earlier this week Texas Governor Greg Abbott took to the press stage to speak about the “Phase II” of reopening of the Texas economy through his new Executive Order No. GA-23 relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster. On April 27, Gov. Abbott announced Phase I of the reopening. In that presser, Gov. Abbott announced that he formed a “strike force” to help in the reopening of Texas which is led by James Huffines. He also issued minimum standard health protocols for all businesses and individuals to follow, at the same time Gov. Abbott outlined a special guidance for Texans over the age of 65 and detailed a comprehensive relief plan for nursing homes in Texas due to the COVID-19 virus.
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The Brownfield ISD Board of Directors met in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening, May 18 to discuss and take action on a few items. After the call to order and other preliminary activities, the board dove into the agenda items. The first item, Superintendent Chris Smith presented the canvassing of votes for the May election of the school board trustees. However, since there were only two positions available and both candidates ran unopposed, they were automatically placed in those positions. Incumbents Geoff Cooper, District 4 and Tim Swaringen, District 5 were sworn in by Terry County Clerk Kim Carter. The board was then tasked to elect officers. Trustee Cooper was retained as the board president and Trustee Swaringen was also retained as vice president, with Trustee Cat Gonzales keeping the secretary position.
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Some much needed rain fell upon most of Terry County on Monday night, May 11. According to the official rain total for Brownfield it was just over a quarter of an inch. At the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District on Tahoka Rd., they received .44” of rain and two inches in Meadow. This type of rain will help with the farmers, however there is much more needed.
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From the beginning of the COVID-19 virus crisis, one sector of American life was halted, in-person church services. Most pastors and lay leaders across the U.S. took the recommendations seriously and began online services. Now that the coronavirus is slowing down and the Texas governor is allowing businesses to open backup, churches have already begun to return to in-person services and there are those making plans to return this Sunday, May 17.
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It is about a month and a half before mid-year 2020, and most likely you have received your U.S. census information in the mail. The census is taken every 10 years which is required by law. A lot of people don’t know exactly why we need the census other than trying to get our nation's population counted. That's just part of it. When the census is finished it can determine where roads need to be built or redone, it can determine how much federal funding is needed in certain places, it can also determine how many U.S. representatives your state has. The list can go on for a while.
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