Castro County 4-H BBQ lunch set for Oct. 19

The Castro County 4-H Club will be holding its Brown Bag BBQ Lunch fundraiser on Oct. 19. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until sold out and will include a BBQ sandwich, drink, chips and cookie. Free citywide delivery is available for order of 8 or more if placed by Friday, Oct. 15.

Naz FFA scores scholarships

Nazareth FFA members Owen Dyer, Bradyn Bullard, Tell Bagley, Caroline Myrick, Jack Welps, Jett Ramaekers, Will Young and Tanner Wethington participated in the Calf Scramble at the Tri-State Fair, each bringing home a scholarship for catching a calf.

DHS, HHS compete at Plainview XC meet

Dimmitt and Hart XC teams competed at the Plainview Invitation Cross Country Meet held at Running Waters Draw Regional Park this past Saturday. Divisions were split between 1A-2A; 3A-4A; and 5A-6A. The junior varsity competitors ran in all-inclusive divisions.

Bobcats fall to Eagles, 56-6

Dimmitt had a tough homecoming game this past Friday, falling to Lubbock Roosevelt Eagles 56-6. The Eagles got scoring underway in the first quarter with a touchdown on a 4-yard run and kick, putting them in the lead, 7-0.

TTU begins search for MSU president

The Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Board of Regents and Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., named a search committee on Sept. 16 to assist in finding the next president of Midwestern State University (MSU Texas).

Editor’s Message

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Community Calendar

Community Sept. 25 9th Annual Pink Ladies Chili Cookoff & DVFD Golf Scramble. Benefit for the Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Department. Contact Sha Ebeling at 806-869-7658 or any of the Pink Ladies or DVFD for more information. Festival of Hope. Hart Pavillion. 4-7 p.m.

Pet Talk

When a disaster strikes, there’s often not much time to prepare yourself, let alone your pets, to evacuate to a safe location, and the stress of the situation only compounds the likelihood of forgetting something important.

Library Lines ...

Banned Books Week will be observed nationwide next week, Sept. 26 through Oct. 2. The theme of this year's event is "Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us.

Amazing Facts to Live by

However we try, we simply cannot escape the central facts about life. Our ideas and philosophies and even our sense of self-importance rise to the surface only because of these facts. Without these facts, we would not exist. But because of these facts, we do exist.