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The Brownfield ISD Board of Trustees met Monday to discuss topics on the agenda but the biggest takeaway from the meeting was the appointment of Brownfield Middle School Principal Artemio Ontiveros as the Brownfield ISD Athletic Director.
Read moreIncreasing public awareness of the need to ensure the safety and welfare of children led to the passage of the first Federal child protection legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), in 1974. While CAPTA has been aended many times over the years, most recently by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, the purpose of the original legislation remains intact. Today, the Childrens Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal agency charged with supporting States, Tribes, and communities in providing programs and services to protect children and strengthen families.
Read moreTwo Brownfield High School students were awarded with the Poka Lambro Scholarship Thursday. Kaden Wise and Camila Solis received the $5,000 scholarship to help with their future endeavors.
Read moreAlmost 70 million people from Texas to Michigan were under threat of severe weather Tuesday. These alerts came after more than 30 people died over the weekend, following a series of tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest. At least 50 tornadoes touched down across seven different states, leaving widespread power outages and property damage in their wake.
Read moreWhen the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed in moments. Six people are presumed dead, several others injured, and the city and region are expecting a months-long logistical nightmare in the absence of a crucial transport link.
Read moreSam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for his role in defrauding users of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
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