Alignment for Assignment

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Matthew 4:23 When I was in school, I hated it when the teacher would announce, “Assignment time!

Tech outage shuts down DL offices

Texas driver’s license offices and law enforcement offices were closed across the state on Monday due to an unidentified technology outage.

Naming the Savior

Names held significant meaning in Bible times; some even held prophetic importance. The New King James Version explains that Samuel meant ‘heard by God’ (1 Samuel 1:20), Jabez was defined as ‘He will cause pain’ because his mother had a difficult childbirth.

SPC, ASU recognize locals

Local students from Castro County attending South Plains College and Angelo State University were named on 2024 Fall Dean’s List Earning their way onto the ACU Dean’s List were Brooklyn Dyer of Nazareth, majoring in health science professions, and Iliana Peralta of Dimmitt, majoring in psychology.

Texas starts year with 2.9M businesses

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas begins the year with more than 2.9 million entities actively registered with the agency to conduct business in Texas.As of January 1, 2025, Texas has 2,928,688 registered business entities — 125,329 more than last year.

County officials sworn in

Castro County Attorney Shalyn Hamlin was sworn in Monday for her fourth term of office by County Judge Mandy Gfeller, along with Investigator Kristina Holcomb and other key county officials

2024 both good, bad for Texas

It was both a good and bad year Texans in 2024 with new businesses arriving but residents being challenged with disasters hitting many parts of the state, and challenging drought conditions, including in the Panhandle and South Plains.

Canyon ISD temporarily removed Bible from libraries

Canyon Independent School District temporarily removed the Bible in an effort to comply with a state law that bans sexually explicit materials in school. It was soon after reinstated.