Castro County News

Secretary of State Jane Nelson

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Abbott appoints Nelson as Secretary of State

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott last Thursday officially appointed Jane Nelson to serve as the 115th Texas Secretary of State (SoS) and was set to be sworn in by Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht on Jan. 7.

West Texas A&M Agronomy Club is the first from a Division II school to be named National Club of the Year with team members from Amarillo, Jenks (OK), Lubbock, Booker, Groom, Hico, Moriarty (NM), Dalhart, Perryton and Nazareth.

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Sheriff states no issue with racial profiling in 2022 report

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Sheriff Sal Rivera met with the Castro County Commissioners Court on Jan. 9, to present the Castro County Sheriff’s Office Racial Profiling Report for 2022. Rivera stated that his office and deputies did not practice racial profiling and was confident that the report confi rmed that.

Dimmitt FFA Sawyer Lunsford kicked off the new year by competing at the Sandhills Stockshow and Rodeo in Odessa. Sawyer won the light weight class with a Horned Hereford weighing in at 1069 pounds and made the sale.

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Sheriff presents 2022 data to commissioners

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Sheriff Sal Rivera submitted the Sheriff’s Office December and 2022 year-end report to the Castro County Commissioners Court on Jan. 9.

Coach Gustafson dies at 91

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Coach Gustafson dies at 91

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Former University of Texas baseball coach Cliff Gustafson, once the winningest college baseball coach of all time, died on Monday at the age of 91.

Bills player collapses from cardiac arrest

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Bills player collapses from cardiac arrest

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Tragedy struck the Buffalo Bills during a Monday NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, when Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed just moments after getting up from an open field tackle.

Bobbies 2-2 in Caprock Classic

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Bobbies 2-2 in Caprock Classic

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Dimmitt Bobbies competed in the 2022 Caprock Classic Basketball Tourney in Lubbock this past week, the largest holiday tournament in the United States. Teams from more than 100 states and foreign countries arrived to participate.

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Bobcats lose to Wildcats

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Dimmitt Bobcats were edged out by the Idalou Wildcats on Tuesday, 43-40. The Bobcats got off to slow shooting start in the first half scoring six points in the first quarter and seven in the second, giving the Wildcats a lead of 21-13 as the first half ended.

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Swiftettes compete at Whatburger tourney

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Nazareth Swiftettes competed in the 65th Whataburger Basketball Tournament in the Blue division this past week in the Ft. Worth area. The tourney is the premier Texas high school holiday tournament and one of the nation’s top five high school holiday basketball tournaments.

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Lubbock man arrested for social media comments

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Frederick Francis Goltz, 51, is being held at the Lubbock County Detention Center on a federal warrant after being arrested by the FBI on Dec. 20. He is accused of posting a series of threatening messages on social media sites. According to the criminal complaint, on Nov.

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Editor’s Message

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

I ran across this and had to share it. Author unknown. Have you ever wondered why people ask questions when the answer is glaringly clear? Example: Walk into a shoe store that sells only shoes, nothing else.

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