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Excess Weight

Where does that extra weight go when you lose it? Who cares? You lose it! We don’t need to carry excess weight. “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us.

DPS arrests three in Amarillo for online solicitation of minors

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agents on Jan. 25 and 26, led a multi-agency joint operation targeting child sexual predators and human traffickers in the Amarillo area to combat human trafficking and crimes against children.

Amarillo College receives TRUE Grant funding

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $12 million in grant funding to Texas higher education institutions through the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Grant Program.

Water conference set for March 21-22

The “Stewarding Our Water Future” Conference is set to be held on March 21-22 at the Amarillo Area Foundation’s Harrington Center for Philanthropy.

Federal requirement will affect many farms

A new federal reporting requirement for most small business entities will impact many farms, ranches, and agricultural businesses that are organized as a business entity, including LLC, corporation, or limited partnership.
On the 100th day of school at Nazareth ISD, Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker and Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Spencer Acker joined the Pre-K kids. Spencer combined STEM with folktales to build houses from straws, popsicle sticks and Legos as a part of the outreach education with schools.

On the 100th day of school at Nazareth ISD, Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker and Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Spencer Acker joined the Pre-K kids. Spencer combined STEM with folktales to build houses from straws, popsicle sticks and Legos as a part of the outreach education with schools.

STEM Ambassador guides Pre-K projects

Sheriff ’s Offi ce warns of scam

The Castro County Sheriff ’s Office recently received information from a citizen concerning call received about civil papers. According to the report, the call came from a woman claiming to have civil papers for her husband and he should call back. The Sheriff’s Office said it is a scam.