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Tracking the Trails of Life

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 Years back, when I was still young and fit, I set out on an 80- kilometer hike with my youth group. The hike was called the Soutpansburg Trail.
Castro Memorial Gardens

Castro Memorial Gardens

Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery annual meeting

The Dimmitt Cemetery Association will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting and workday on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 at the cemetery. Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located one mile south of Dimmit on FM 3215. The workday will start at 8 a.m. and the business meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.

New interstate in planning phase in Texas, New Mexico

Plans are underway for a new interstate between Texas and northern New Mexico. Officials say it would deliver a big economic impact to northeast New Mexico communities, connecting I-27 in north Texas to I-25 in Raton. U.

Border officials prepare for Title 42 to end

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his top leaders are preparing for what could be a surge of migrants crossing from Mexico with Title 42 set to expire in a week.
Naz FFA Attends Area 1 Convention

Naz FFA Attends Area 1 Convention

Naz FFA Attends Area 1 Convention

Nazareth FFA attended the Area 1 FFA Convention and banquet this past week. Dayson Schacher won the Area 1 representative for the Ryan Mott Scholarship in June. Grady McAlister received his Area 1 State Officer retiring plaque and scholarship.
Nazareth graduate Emily Heitschmidt was awarded the E. Pauline Osborne Agriculture Scholarship by OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Nazareth graduate Emily Heitschmidt was awarded the E. Pauline Osborne Agriculture Scholarship by OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Heitschmidt awarded OSU scholarship

A Castro County student recently was honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Emily Heitschmidt is an agribusiness student from Nazareth, Texas. She received the E. Pauline Osborne Agriculture Scholarship.
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Hegar distributes $1.2B in sales tax allocations

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8% more than in May 2021.
Paden Mick

Paden Mick

Mick honored as music scholar

Paden Mick, DHS senior percussionist of the Bobcat Band, was recently honored as a Texas Music Scholar. He was nominated for this honor by his director, John Zalman. The award is given by the Texas Music Educators Association, which sponsors the Texas All-State Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs.
Nazareth students Chole Birkenfeld, Bliss Betzen, and Kelsie Gunter competed at the 2022 State UIL Meet in journalism. The team won state and Gunter was honored with the Tops of Texas award, best of 1A through 6A champions.

Nazareth students Chole Birkenfeld, Bliss Betzen, and Kelsie Gunter competed at the 2022 State UIL Meet in journalism. The team won state and Gunter was honored with the Tops of Texas award, best of 1A through 6A champions.

Naz UIL journalism wins state

Nazareth journalism students scored state medals last week in 2022 State UIL Academic Meet in Austin. Senior Bliss Betzen, sophomore Chloe Birkenfeld, and freshmen Gracie Raef and Kelsie Gunter, competed in news writing, feature writing, news writing, copy editing, literary criticism and headlines.