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It’s going to be a long year for motorists, as gas prices set a new record at the pump today, rising above the previous all-time high of $4.35 per gallon nationally set on March 10. That’s according to the latest report from the national watchdog site, GasBuddy. In the Terry County area prices topped $3.99. But the Brownfield News spoke to a couple who traveled from out of town to visit Brownfield wineries. The husband and wife told the news, “you can’t just wait for things to get better or you’ll never do anything.” The TWO were ultimately unconcerned and unbothered with the gas prices. The man said he drives a diesel truck and that his gas bill is easily over 700 dollars a month. He added he only lives ten minutes from his day job, and despite his outrageous gas bill he still travels all over the state. The couple embodied a capable, live now while you can attitude. The couple says it was not willing to let high gas prices hold them back from experiencing the world and living their lives.
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Our Promise Youth Academy is offering fun summer programs for kids. It’s “just to have fun,” explained Program Director Johnny Trevino. He further explained that at Our Promise Youth Academy the staff encourage the kids to be themselves and interact with each other. “I had one parent tell me, he’s way different now he has more friends and he’s enjoying it more, and he’s more talkative.” Johnny Trevino says that his strategy is to “try to think like a kid.” “Especially with this job you have to be a kid yourself.” He pays attention to the trendy things that exist in kids’ lives, “especially with video games.” The facility has a Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch for the kids to play, and the staff listens and engages with the kids to learn which new games they want to play the most. Beyond video games they have the kids play sports, and do crafts that Johnny Trevino sources crafts from browsing Pinterest, and “as of right now we’re going to try to go to the pool every week.”
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Gina Kelly was appointed as the new BidCorp Executive Director. It is a crucial role that is at the forefront of promoting business growth and expansion within the City of Brownfield. The businesses that exist in Brownfield are what provides the financial groundwork for the future and general success of Brownfield, and therefore the level of opportunity for those living in Brownfield. Gina was born in Terry County and has lived here her whole life, so the success of this town and community is undoubtedly important to her. Ms. Kelly is filling the position of BidCorp Executive Director left vacant after the Resignation of Brian Brisedine.
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Some unhappy Brownfield residents are getting the results they wanted. At a previous City Council meeting Brownfield residents arrived at sunrise to voice their passionate concerns regarding their safety and well-being. They wanted some improvements, and they wanted them quickly. They were unhappy with the unpaved roads outside of their houses. They wanted them paved to make travel easier with their vehicles, to stop reckless driving, and to keep the dust out of their homes. The city is “actually taking action on this thing now,” said City Manager Jeff Davis. The city is going to start “strip paving those streets.” Jeff Davis added, with a few more meetings to determine specific streets, “hopefully we’ll get this thing going by the summer.” Matt Wade, the City Attorney, said the agreement between the city and paving company is safe, “there’s not a lot of risk.”
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(Lubbock, TX) – On Tuesday evening, May 10, AgTexas Farm Credit Services awarded $8,000 in scholarships at its seventh annual AgTexas AgYouth Scholarship awards program at the FiberMax Center for Discovery (former Bayer Museum of Agriculture.
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Barbara “Bobbie” Ann Wood, 84, of Brownfield passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Barbara was born on June 4, 1937, in Middletown, Connecticut, to John J. Pomfret and Gladys Pearl Pomfret. She moved to Brownfield in 1996 and married Leldon N. Wood on June 8, 2009. He passed away in 2011.
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Johnny Roe, 61 our beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather passed away on May 8, 2022 at his home in Brownfield. He was born June 11, 1960 to John and Katy Roe in Amarillo. Johnny graduated from Pampa High school and then received his Bachelor’s degree from Kilgore College. Johnny has worked for Halliburton for the last 15 years. He was a hardworking man. Johnny loved his motorcycle and enjoyed the outdoors. He is preceded in death by his father, John Roe.
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