Talk of the Town March 9 – 14, 2026


MONDAY MARCH 9TH TUESDAY MARCH 10TH WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH THURSDAY MARCH 12TH FRIDAY MARCH 13TH…

MONDAY MARCH 9TH

  • Terry County Commissioners Court @ 9:00am
  • Meadow Boys Golf @ Sundown Invitational, TBA
  • Brownfield ISD School Board meeting @ 6:30am
  • Brownfield Lady Cubs Softball vs Crane @ Crane, 5:00pm first pitch
  • Brownfield Cub Baseball vs Crane @ Crane, 7:00 pm first pitch
  • Arnold Community Educational Services (ACES) Celebrity Readers Night @ 7:00pm: All students through 5th grade are welcome and will receive a free book. This month’s celebrities are the famous Brownfield Power & Light Crew!

TUESDAY MARCH 10TH

  • TownTalk Show @ 9:30am guest TBA
  • ACES Annual Fundraiser Luncheon: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Hamburgers and fixings, drink, dessert, $15.00 a plate. Preorders are accepted by calling Judy Kennedy @ 806.632.4868
  • Brownfield Senior Center: Bingo Night, begins @ 6:00pm
  • Brownfield Runnin’ Cubs vs Dallas Madison 3A DI State Semifinals @ Moody Coliseum, Abilene Christian Univeristy, 7:30pm tipoff

WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH

  • PAC Show @ 9:30am
  • Meadow Girls Golf @ Sundown Invitational, TBA
  • Wellman-Union Cheer Tryouts: All day
  • Wellman-Union Tennis @ South Plains College

THURSDAY MARCH 12TH

  • TownTalk Show @ 9:30am guest TBA
  • Wellman-Union Track & Field @ Sands Track Meet, TBA
  • Terry County Strings @ 7:00pm at the Brownfield Senior Center

FRIDAY MARCH 13TH

  • Sports Beat Show @ 9:30am
  • Brownfield Cub Tennis @ Plainview Tourney; TBD
  • Brownfield Lady Cubs Softball vs Stanton @ Home, 5:00pm first pitch
  • Brownfield Cub Baseball vs Stanton @ Home, 7:00pm first pitch

SATURDAY MARCH 14TH

National Days & This Day in History

March 9

🇺🇸 National Days

  • National Meatball Day
  • National Crab Meat Day
  • National Get Over It Day
  • National Barbie Day (celebrates the debut of the Barbie doll in 1959)

📜 This Day in History

  • 1959 – The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American Toy Fair in New York.
  • 1862 – The historic naval battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia ends in a draw during the Civil War.
  • 1796 – Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais.

March 10

🇺🇸 National Days

  • National Mario Day (MAR10)
  • National Pack Your Lunch Day

📜 This Day in History

  • 1876Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call.
  • 1959 – Tibetans revolt against Chinese occupation in Lhasa.
  • 1969 – James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr.

March 11

🇺🇸 National Days

  • National Johnny Appleseed Day
  • National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day

📜 This Day in History

  • 2011 – A massive earthquake and tsunami strike Japan, causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
  • 1990 – Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1888 – The “Great Blizzard of 1888” begins in the northeastern United States.

March 12

🇺🇸 National Days

  • National Plant a Flower Day
  • National Girl Scout Day
  • National Baked Scallops Day

📜 This Day in History

  • 1912 – The Girl Scouts of the USA is founded by Juliette Gordon Low.
  • 1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the first “Fireside Chat.”
  • 1994 – The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

March 13

🇺🇸 National Days

  • National Good Samaritan Day
  • National K9 Veterans Day
  • National Jewel Day
  • National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day

📜 This Day in History

  • 1781 – Astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus.
  • 2013Pope Francis becomes the first pope from the Americas.
  • 1964 – The murder of Kitty Genovese in New York sparks national debate on bystander intervention.

March 14

🇺🇸 National Days

  • Pi Day (3.14)
  • National Potato Chip Day
  • National Learn About Butterflies Day
  • National Children’s Craft Day

📜 This Day in History

  • 1879Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.
  • 1900 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified in the United States.
  • 2018 – Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76.