Naz FFA Updates

(Photo top right) Nazareth FFA first year, first semester students participated in the Greenhand Leadership Conference held at WTAMU Ag Center on Sept. 20.

King to hold town hall Oct. 6

State Representative Ken King will be touring a segment of District 88 to discuss the upcoming 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. King will be at the Dimmitt City Hall on Oct. 6 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m..

CCH to hold Health Fair, Oct. 7

Castro County Healthcare will be hosting the Castro County Health Fair on Oct. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Expo Center. There will be food trucks, a farmer’s market, giveaways, local vendors, blood drive and lots of other things to experience.

DISD tax election set for Nov. 8

Challenges to Texas schools abound across the state, and Dimmitt Independent School District is no exception, with teacher and employee compensation, hiring and retention, facility safety and security, student services and district technology being at the forefront of concerns.

Nominations being accepted for Chamber awards

The Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for Citizen of/through the Years and Agricultural Family of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Chamber Annual Banquet set for Jan. 21, 2023.

Texas leaders warm up for 88th session

It isn’t just the elections that are nearing, but also the upcoming Texas Legislature’s 88th session in just four months, when state lawmakers will spend 140 days trying to sort out the issues in Texas.

Pet Talk

A diagnosis of chronic pain may sound scary to anyone. Fortunately, many treatment options are available to ease and improve the symptoms of chronic pain in pets. Dr.

Library Lines ...

'Open the floodgates' means to 'make something possible to happen that had been difficult, illegal, or impossible.' At least that is the definition according to the idiom section of www.usingenglish.com. Why do we care about that fun-filled fact here at Rhoads Memorial Library?

Call On His Name

On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Psalm 138:3 I once interviewed a lady for my radio show, The Reality, who was severely abused as a child. We’ll call her Jas. Jas was not a Christian, she was of a polytheistic faith and believed in many gods.