Talk of the Town October 5-10, 2026

by Eric

On today’s Talk of the Town Show, Eric Horton looks at what’s happening across Brownfield and Terry County, highlighting local events, community activities, and other items of interest from around the area.

Eric also runs through some of the National Days being celebrated this week and looks back at notable moments in history with This Day in History.

It’s another round of local conversation, community information, and a little bit of fun on the Talk of the Town Show.

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Monday, October 5th

  • Aronold Community Educational Services: Brownfield City History with Gina Kelly, plus Susan Roberts will have old pics of downtown. Begins @ 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 6th

  • TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am: Guest TBA
  • BHS Spirit of the Plains Marching Band @ Littlefield Marching Festival, 10:00 am
  • Brownfield Senior Center: Painting Class @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • BHS Lady Cub Volleyball vs. Coahoma @ Home, 6:00 pm, first serve: Pink out game and honor and recognize those who are battling breast cancer and those who have survived breast cancer.
  • WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball vs Klondike @ Home, 6:00 pm, first serve

Wednesday, October 7th

  • PAC Show @ 9:30 am
  • Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District: 5th Grade Terry County Farm Tour
  • Kendrick Memorial Library: Story Time with Sadie @ 10:00 pm, 3-4 year old.

Thursday, October 8th

  • BISD- No school
  • TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am: Guest – Brownfield Noon Lions
  • Terry County Strings @ 7:00 pm at the Brownfield Senior Center

Friday, October 9th

  • BISD- No school
  • Sports Beat Show @ 9:30 am
  • BHS Cub Football vs Dalhart @ Home, first District Game, 7:00 pm kickoff, Pink Out!
  • MHS Bronco Football vs Southland @ Home, first District Game, 7:30 pm kickoff
  • WUHS Wildcat Football vs Dawson @ Home, first District Game, 7:30 pm kickoff

Saturday, October 10th

  • BHS Spirit of the Plains @ Westerner Marching Festival @ 1:00 pm
  • Meadow Musical @ 6:30 pm
  • BHS Lady Cub Volleyball vs. Compass @ Home, 12:00 pm first serve
  • WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball vs Wilson @ Home, 12:00 pm first serve

National Days and This Day in History for October 5th through the 10th

Monday, October 5th

National Days

  • National Do Something Nice Day
  • National Apple Betty Day
  • National Get Funky Day
  • National Child Health Day
  • National Consignment Day
  • National Rhode Island Day
  • World Teachers’ Day
  • World Architecture Day

This Day in History

  • 1921 – The World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time.
  • 1947 – President Harry Truman delivered the first televised White House address.
  • 1953 – The first Narcotics Anonymous meeting was held.
  • 1970 – PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was founded.

Tuesday, October 6th

National Days

  • National Taco Day
  • National Coaches Day
  • National Noodle Day
  • National Mad Hatter Day
  • National German-American Day
  • National Plus Size Appreciation Day
  • National Orange Wine Day
  • National Fruit at Work Day
  • World Cerebral Palsy Day

This Day in History

  • 1876 – The American Library Association was organized in Philadelphia.
  • 1884 – The U.S. Naval War College was founded.
  • 1927 – The Jazz Singer, one of the landmark early “talking” motion pictures, opened.
  • 1979 – Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House.
  • 2010 – Instagram was launched.

Wednesday, October 7th

National Days

  • National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day
  • National Inner Beauty Day
  • National Pumpkin Seed Day
  • National Coffee With a Cop Day
  • National Frappe Day
  • National Walk & Roll to School Day
  • Random Acts of Poetry Day
  • National LED Light Day
  • National Propane Day
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
  • World Financial Planning Day

This Day in History

  • 1868 – Cornell University opened in Ithaca, New York.
  • 1913 – Ford Motor Company introduced the moving automobile assembly line.
  • 1916 – Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222–0, one of the wildest scores in college football history.
  • 1963 – President John F. Kennedy signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • 1968 – The Motion Picture Association adopted its movie-rating system.
  • 1996 – Fox News Channel began broadcasting.
  • 2001 – U.S.-led military operations began in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks.
  • 2008 – Spotify was launched.
  • 2023 – 2023 attacks on Israel from Hamas

Thursday, October 8th

National Days

  • National Fluffernutter Day
  • National Hero Day
  • National Pierogi Day
  • American Touch Tag Day
  • International Octopus Day 🐙

This Day in History

  • 1921 – An early live radio broadcast of a football game took place.
  • 1927 – Laurel and Hardy appeared together as a comedy team in The Second Hundred Years.
  • 1945 – Percy Spencer received a patent connected to microwave cooking technology.
  • 2001 – President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Office of Homeland Security in response to the September 11 attacks.

Friday, October 9th

National Days

  • National PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day
  • National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
  • National Moldy Cheese Day
  • National Curious Events Day
  • Leif Erikson Day
  • International Beer and Pizza Day
  • World Egg Day
  • World Post Day National Day Calendar

This Day in History

  • 1635 – Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after advocating for religious liberty and separation of church and state.
  • 1888 – The Washington Monument opened to the public.
  • 1926 – The National Broadcasting Company — NBC — was formed.
  • 1936 – Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles.
  • 1952 – Construction of the United Nations headquarters complex in New York was completed.

Saturday, October 10th

National Days

  • 🌳 National Walk to a Park Day
  • National Angel Food Cake Day
  • National Handbag Day
  • National Metric Day
  • 🎂 National Cake Decorating Day
  • ♟️ ⭐ National Chess Day
  • I Love Yarn Day
  • National Motorcycle Ride Day
  • National Costume Swap Day
  • 🌎 World Mental Health Day

This Day in History

  • 1889 – Barnard College opened in New York City, expanding higher-education opportunities for women.
  • 1961 – Major League Baseball conducted expansion-related moves involving the future Houston Colt .45s/Astros and New York Mets.
  • 1973 – ⭐ Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after pleading no contest to a federal tax charge.

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