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CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: Tomas Pantoja Alanis, 39 of Dimmitt, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Assault causes Bodily Injury Family Violence and Interfere with Emergency Request for Assistance. Nov.
(Photo right) National Ranching Heritage Center will host its annual Christmas. (Photo by John Weast)

(Photo right) National Ranching Heritage Center will host its annual Christmas. (Photo by John Weast)

NRHC to host 44th Annual Candlelight at Ranch

Visitors will experience a frontier Christmas from 6:309 p.m. Dec. 9-10 when the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) at Texas Tech University celebrates its 44th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch. The event is free to the public with a suggested minimum $5 donation per family.

TFB holds 89th Annual Meeting

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) leaders and members gathered in Waco for its 89th annual meeting on Sat., Dec. 3. In 2022, TFB gained 2,450 members for a total of 538,064 member-families.
Naz FFA Updates

Naz FFA Updates

Naz FFA Updates

The Nazareth FFA Greenhand Quiz team competed at the state competition and placed 11t. Michael Fulkerson placed 8th individually. Other team members included Gracie White, Zac Huseman, Daniel Schacher, Taylor Wethington and Emily Durbin.

Counties declare imigration disaster

Counties across Texas are adopting “local state of disaster” resolutions of a different kind. This state of disaster is caused by an invasion of illegal aliens.

State sales tax revenue hits record $3.96B

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.96 billion in November, the highest monthly collection on record and 11.2 percent more than in November 2021.

FUB to hold annual Christmas Open House

Each year, First United Bank of Dimmitt holds it annual Christmas Open House and this year is no different. FUB has invited customers and community members to come join in the holiday festivities with banking staff and board members on Monday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Gov. Greg Abbott intends to appoint Sen. Jane Nelson from Flower Mound as the new Secretary of State after accepting the resignation of John Scott, who plans to return to private practice. Nelson has served in the Texas Senate for 30 years and did not run for re-election this term.

Gov. Greg Abbott intends to appoint Sen. Jane Nelson from Flower Mound as the new Secretary of State after accepting the resignation of John Scott, who plans to return to private practice. Nelson has served in the Texas Senate for 30 years and did not run for re-election this term.

Scott resigns as secretary of state

Gov. Greg Abbott accepted the resignation of Texas Secretary of State John Scott and announced his intent to appoint Senator Jane Nelson to fill the role as the 115th Secretary of State for Texas.
Methodist churches begin disaffiliation

Methodist churches begin disaffiliation

Methodist churches begin disaffiliation

More than 400 Texas churches voted this past weekend to cut ties with the United Methodist Church (UMC) after decades of disagreements over stances on issues like same-sex marriage, LGBTQ ordination and abortion.
Swiftettes claim win

Swiftettes claim win

Swiftettes claim win over Lady Whitefaces

The Nazareth Swiftettes took a win over the Hereford Lady Whitefaces, 59-33. Nazareth offense gained a 10-point lead in the first quarter, 25-15, maintaining it through the second quarter to close out the first half 37-27.