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Recently, Judge J.D. Wagner announced his intention to run for re-election. During his interview with the Brownfield News, discussed running for re-election and how he wanted to offer his experience in helping balance the budget for the county. In the interview, he said the Brownfield Senior Center receives all of its funding from the county. Wagner misspoke, the County’s contribution accounts for 25 percent of the annual budget. The City of Brownfield contributes $15,000 for utilities and he is not sure who else contributes to the Senior Center. Wagner does want to apologize for the misunderstanding and accepts that he does not always remember all the contributions made by the city or other donors to the organizations.
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It was a sunny Saturday morning with light wind when the Brownfield tennis team took to the courts at Plainview High to open its 2021-2022 fall season in Class 4A. The Cubs and Lady Cubs began the duel playing doubles and ending in singles. The Cubs and Bulldogs played six doubles matches with three matches of boys and girls, and then played six boys and girls singles matches for a total of 19 points.
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Mayor Tom Hesse called the Brownfield City Council meeting to order on Thursday morning. The city council began the meeting with quarterly updates from Police Chief Tony Serbantez and the Brownfield code enforcement officer. From there they made a decision on three resolutions, an interlocal agreement, decided to extend the declaration of local disaster due to COVID, and went into an executive session in which they took no action upon returning.
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Terry County Judge J.D. Wagner announced his intention to run for re-election in the next primary election, which is set for March 2022. Wagner has been the county judge since taking office in 2011.
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Services for Rosetta Odessa Durham Henderson, 97, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 9, 2021 at Brownfield Funeral Home Chapel with Lawayne Henderson officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Brownfield Funeral Home. Rosetta was born on June 24, 1924 in Poolville Texas. She attended Harmony School and Brownfield. She was a member of the Church of the Living God. Rosetta married the love of her life Judson Henderson on December 21, 1946. She is preceded in death by, her husband Judson; a great- great grandchild, Maddox Romero and 12 brothers and sisters. Rosetta is survived by her son, Lawayne Henderson and his wife Sandra; a daughter, Sharon Murphy and her husband Scott, who was Rosetta’s favorite son-in-law, 6 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and one on the way.
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