Editor’s Message

He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it.Tariffs. No tariff goes unpunished.In the 1930s, the U.S. (Smoot Hawley Tariff Act) and other industrialized countries raised tariffs, hoping to protect domestic manufacturing and limit the job losses of the Great Depression.

Pet Talk

Have you ever wandered into the pet supplies section of the grocery store and felt overwhelmed by the number of dog food choices?To help unravel this common conundrum, Dr.

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Happy New Year from all of us at Rhoads Memorial Library as 2025 has now arrived! It is remarkable to think that one quarter of the 21st century has gone by.

Alignment for Assignment

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Matthew 4:23 When I was in school, I hated it when the teacher would announce, “Assignment time!

Tech outage shuts down DL offices

Texas driver’s license offices and law enforcement offices were closed across the state on Monday due to an unidentified technology outage.

Naming the Savior

Names held significant meaning in Bible times; some even held prophetic importance. The New King James Version explains that Samuel meant ‘heard by God’ (1 Samuel 1:20), Jabez was defined as ‘He will cause pain’ because his mother had a difficult childbirth.

SPC, ASU recognize locals

Local students from Castro County attending South Plains College and Angelo State University were named on 2024 Fall Dean’s List Earning their way onto the ACU Dean’s List were Brooklyn Dyer of Nazareth, majoring in health science professions, and Iliana Peralta of Dimmitt, majoring in psychology.

Texas starts year with 2.9M businesses

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas begins the year with more than 2.9 million entities actively registered with the agency to conduct business in Texas.As of January 1, 2025, Texas has 2,928,688 registered business entities — 125,329 more than last year.