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It’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.
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 moreMeadow 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 moreIn the Commissioners Court meeting last Monday, September 14, the court received monthly reports from county departments and offices.
Read moreFirst 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.
Read moreOvid was born March 23, 1939 on a farm near Lockettville, Texas to Tom and Lena Lewis. He attended schools at Ropes, Meadow, Rogers, New Mexico and ultimately graduated high school at Ropes in 1957. Following graduation from high school, because he never liked the name his parents handed him, he manipulated a name change using his friends to make it happen. He was known after that by his friends as “Bobby.” Slowly “Ovid” gave way to Bobby. From then on only his family called him Ovid. Ovid served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Sargent E-5. He was stationed in Germany. Ovid married Lavonne Franklin and they had two children, Tommy Loyd and Tammi. Ovid eventually started farming close to Gomaz, Texas. His first love was farming which he was able to do until his retirement. After a two-year battle with cancer he died September 17, 2020 at the age of 81. Some of those left to continue loving him are his wife Lavonne; son, Tommy Loyd; daughter, Tammi Collins and husband Kurt; sisters, Maurine Biggs and Roseva Ford; brothers, Eugene Lewis and Leslie Lewis; and three grandchildren, Cooper Flanagan, Kutter Collins, and Trevor Lewis. Ovid had a heart of gold, a generous heart, and a joyful spirit, but he would be upset if you knew that about him. Few people knew of the love this man had for others, especially those in need, because he purposely tried to direct attention away from his good deeds by pretending to think the opposite.
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