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Nazareth FFA Homesite team competed at the Area contest held at Tarlton State University in Stephenville last Wednesday and were the #2 team and headed for state competition. Max Snead was high point overall. Also competing were Caysen High, Harrison Meador, Maddie Leochner and Payton Durbin.

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Nazareth FFA Update

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

After a tough week of Area competitions at WTAMU, Texas Tech and Tarlton, Nazareth FFA has advanced six ag teams and 20 students to compete at state. WTAMU The Nazareth FFA Vet Science team advanced and are state bound.

Deadly dairy fire ruled accident

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Deadly dairy fire ruled accident

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera said his office received a report on Monday from the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office following their investigation of the fire at South Fork Dairy that destroyed cattle, property and sent one person in critical condition to the hospital.

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SBA offering free business training

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of the 2023 application for a redesigned c-suite level training program for small business leaders, formerly known as Emerging Leaders. The training course is free, and applications are accepted through April 30. “T.H.R.I.V.E.

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Hegar distributes $977M in sale tax revenue

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $977.2 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2022.

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Texas Legislature eyes four groundwater bills

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The Texas Legislature is considering several bills concerning the groundwater supply in the state. Sen. Senator Charles Perry of Lubbock filed SB2440 relating to requiring certain plats for the subdivision of land to include proof of groundwater supply.

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HPWD releases water level measurement report

News Staff

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

High Plains Water District has published the results of the 2023 water level measurement, showing an average decline of -0.71 feet. The average decline was calculated in the groundwater levels of the Ogallala/Edwards- Trinity (High Plains) Aquifer (ETHP) from 2022 to 2023.

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Animal cruelty involves gratuitously inflicting harm, injuring, or killing an animal. The cruelty can be intentional, such as kicking, burning, stabbing, beating, or shooting; or it can involve neglect, such as depriving an animal of water, shelter, food, and necessary medical treatment.

Leah Cavazos’ Hot Wheels’ model cars are being shown as the Display of the Month of April at Rhoads Memorial Library.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

If you are in the mood for a book in the Western genre, we have acquired some here at Rhoads Memorial Library. We purchased over 60 gently used large-print Westerns for our readers and they are ready for checkout (the Westerns, not the readers).

Texas House votes to stay on daylight saving time

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Texas House votes to stay on daylight saving time

News Staff

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The Texas House voted 136-5 on Tuesday on HB 1422 to give initial approval to a bill that seeks to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year. The representatives’ overwhelming verdict: Stay on daylight saving time moving forward.

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Jesus’ last words, thirst

Pam Ford Davis

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Jesus’ last words… Think back to times when you were thirsty; I mean really thirsty. Maybe you’d been gardening, jogging or fasting before surgery. Your throat was dry, and your lips were chapped. You wanted and needed water to quench your thirst.

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