Today on the Talk of the Town Show, Eric Horton took a look at what’s happening around Brownfield and Terry County as a new week gets underway. The show featured a rundown of upcoming local events, community activities, and other happenings residents will want to keep on their calendars.
Eric also had some fun looking at the National Days being celebrated today and throughout the week, along with a trip back in time for “This Day in History.” It was another full show highlighting the people, events, and stories that make Brownfield and Terry County a great place to call home.
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Monday, August 17, 2026
Terry County Harvest Festival Queen Candidates continue to sell tickets
Our Promise Youth Academy (OPYA) is still accepting students into its after-school program. Call 806-893-2842 for more information.
Brownfield Regional Medical Center will host a lunch and learn about the new Transitional Care Rehabilitation program at the Brownfield Senior Center at 11:30 am. Lunch will be available at the Senior Center’s normal cost/rate.
Forward Brownfield Economic Development Corporation board meeting @ 4:00 pm at City Hall
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am, Guest Tillery Sims
BHS Team Tennis @ Snyder
BHS Lady Cub Volleyball vs Klondike @ Klondike, 6:00 pm first serve
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball vs Olton @ Olton, 5:00 pm first serve
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
PAC Show @ 9:30 am, ag, politics, and great commentary
BISD Cross Country parents meeting @ 5:15 pm in the BHS Commons
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Brownfield City Council meeting @ 7:30 am
TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am
BISD FFA Livestock parent meeting @ 6:00 pm in the BHS Commons
Terry County Strings @ Brownfield Senior Center @ 7:00 pm.
Brownfield Cub Football vs Abernathy in a scrimmage @ Abernathy, varsity begins @ 6:15 pm.
Meadow Broncos vs LBK Titans in a scrimmage @ 6:00 pm
Meadow ISD: Meet the Broncos @ 7:30 pm
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball @ Littlefield Tourney: TBA
Friday, August 21, 2026
Sports Beat Show @ 9:30 am
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball @ Littlefield Tourney: TBA
WUHS Wildcat Football vs Garden City @ Garden City, Scrimmage @ 6:00 pm
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Car. Show & Fly-In at the Terry County Airport
BHS Cross Country @ Midland
BHS Team Tennis vs Pecos @ Home
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball @ Littlefield Tourney: TBA
National Days & This Day in History
August 17–22, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
National Days
🛍️ National Thrift Shop Day
❤️ National Nonprofit Day
👣 National I Love My Feet Day
🍍 National Pineapple Juice Day
🗺️ National Massachusetts Day
This Day in History
1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat began its successful voyage up the Hudson River between New York City and Albany.
1945 – Indonesia declared its independence from Dutch rule.
1945 – George Orwell’s Animal Farm was published in London.
1978 – The Double Eagle II completed the first successful transatlantic balloon flight.
1998 – President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury concerning Monica Lewinsky and later addressed the nation on television.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
National Days
🌮 National Fajita Day
🍨 National Ice Cream Pie Day
🍷 National Pinot Noir Day
📖 National Mail Order Catalog Day
This Day in History
1590 – John White returned to Roanoke Island and discovered the famous “Lost Colony” had disappeared.
1920 – Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the constitutional right to vote.
1963 – James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1969 – The Woodstock Music Festival came to an end with a performance by Jimi Hendrix.
1983 – Hurricane Alicia struck the Texas Gulf Coast.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
National Days
🥔 National Potato Day
🍦 National Soft Ice Cream Day
✈️ National Aviation Day
📸 World Photography Day
❤️ World Humanitarian Day
This Day in History
1692 – Five people were executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
1812 – The USS Constitution defeated HMS Guerriere, helping earn the American ship its famous nickname “Old Ironsides.”
1909 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first automobile race.
1953 – A U.S.- and British-backed coup helped overthrow Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
National Days
🥓 National Bacon Lovers Day
📻 National Radio Day — definitely one for TownTalk!
✈️ National Accessible Air Travel Day
🥧 National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
🍺 National Hazy IPA Day
This Day in History
1866 – President Andrew Johnson declared the Civil War officially ended.
1882 – Tchaikovsky’s famous “1812 Overture” premiered in Moscow.
1920 – Representatives of several professional football teams formed the American Professional Football Conference, which would become the National Football League (NFL) two years later.
1964 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, a major part of the War on Poverty.
1968 – Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia, crushing the reform movement known as the Prague Spring.
Friday, August 21, 2026
National Days
👵👴 National Senior Citizens Day
🍨 National Spumoni Day
🏈 National Fantasy Football Draft Day
💇 National Brazilian Blowout Day
This Day in History
1831 – Nat Turner’s rebellion began in Virginia.
1858 – Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held the first of their famous seven debates during the Illinois Senate campaign.
1911 – Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris. It was recovered two years later.
1944 – The Dumbarton Oaks Conference began, helping lay the groundwork for the creation of the United Nations.
1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the proclamation officially recognizing Hawaii as the 50th state.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
National Days
😇 National Be an Angel Day
🧚 National Tooth Fairy Day
🥟 National Bao Day
🥧 National Pecan Torte Day
🩺 National Surgical Oncologist Day
🐕 Never Bean Better Day
This Day in History
1791 – The uprising that became the Haitian Revolution began in Saint-Domingue.
1851 – The schooner America defeated more than a dozen British vessels in a race around the Isle of Wight, winning the trophy that became known as the America’s Cup.
1910 – Japan annexed Korea, beginning a period of Japanese rule that continued until the end of World War II.
1922 – Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was assassinated.
1965 – One of Major League Baseball’s most infamous fights occurred between the Giants and Dodgers when Juan Marichal struck catcher John Roseboro with a bat.
1996 – President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping welfare reform law.
