Over the past 27 years, mining for copper by Minera Escondida, a company co-owned by Anglo-Australian mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto, has resulted in a dramatic reduction of water levels in the Punta Negra salt flat in northern Chile, according to public defenders and Indigenous groups. Extraction of water for the company’s mining operations […]
April is ‘Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month’ in Clinton County
Clinton County commissioners proclaimed April 2021 as Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month. The written proclamation states the Child Protection Unit of Clinton County Job & Family Services (JFS) is the leading community agency in responding to, and preventing, child abuse and neglect. The Child Protection Unit “encourages a proactive approach to engaging families in order to find resolution to difficult issues and trauma for children,” according to the proclamation. “This is accomplished in partnership with community agencies, the courts, law enforcement, prosecutor’s office, foster parents and local Clinton County citizens,” it adds. Wearing blue from left are Clinton County Commissioner Brenda Woods, JFS Deputy Director Amanda Barrera, Commissioner Mike McCarty, JFS Director Nicole Rodman, and Commissioner Kerry Steed.
Fidel Barrera Jr., age 64, of Brownwood passed away from this life Saturday, January 30, 2021, peacefully with his wife and children by his side at M.D. Anderson in Houston. He fought a courageous battle against cancer with an amazing attitude and trust in God.
Funeral Services for Fidel will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2021, at Southside Baptist Church with David Bryant officiating; burial will follow at Greenleaf Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at Blaylock Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood.
Fidel was born on August 6, 1956, to Fidel Sr. and Teofila (Vasquez) Barrera in Rocksprings, Texas. He graduated from Brownwood High School in 1976. Fidel married his soulmate, Amanda Alcala Barrera, in December of 1979.
Fidel Barrera Jr., age 64, of Brownwood passed away from this life Saturday, January 30, 2021, peacefully with his wife and children by his side at M.D. Anderson in Houston. He fought a courageous battle against cancer with an amazing attitude and trust in God. Funeral Services for Fidel will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2021, at Southside Baptist Church with David Bryant officiating; burial will follow at Greenleaf Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at Blaylock Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood. Fidel was born on August 6, 1956, to Fidel Sr. and Teofila (Vasquez) Barrera in Rocksprings, Texas. He graduated from Brownwood High School in 1976. Fidel married his soulmate, Amanda Alcala Barrera, in December of 1979.