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Nazareth Livestock show results

Steer 2026 Nazareth Stock Show
Thursday, January 29, 2026
English Class 1 Kannon Farris - 1st Place Chandler Hoelting - 2nd Place Class 2 Harper Johnson - 1st Place Hubb Paulsen - 2nd Place Champion English: Kannon Farris - Class 1 Reserve English: Harper Johnson - Class 2 Exotic Class 3 Kaylin Acker - 1st Place Kannon Farris - 2nd Place Hadlee Hoelting -...
Community Water Conference set for Feb. 24-25 in Hereford

Community Water Conference set for Feb. 24-25 in Hereford

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Community Water Conference set for Feb. 24-25 in Hereford

Jim Steiert
Thursday, January 29, 2026
For more than a century, human communities on the Southern Plains have lived by extracting large amounts of water from local landscapes, particularly through high intensity irrigation. The paradigm, long proven baseless, that the supply of underground water is limitless dies hard.
WINTER IS HERE

WINTER IS HERE

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WINTER IS HERE

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Although the winter storm has moved out of the region, lingering ice, snow and sustained below- freezing temperatures continue to create hazardous travel conditions, resulting in ongoing challenges for healthcare systems and the local blood supply.
Dimmitt’s JH Boys 7th won the Friona Tournament Championship and the 8th won Consolation earlier in January.

Dimmitt’s JH Boys 7th won the Friona Tournament Championship and the 8th won Consolation earlier in January.

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DIMMITT POWERLIFTING

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Rural Roads Are the Backbone of Rural Texas — and They Deserve Austin’s Attention

Rural Roads Are the Backbone of Rural Texas — and They Deserve Austin’s Attention

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Rural Roads Are the Backbone of Rural Texas — and They Deserve Austin’s Attention

By Suzanne Bellsnyder, Texas Rural Reporter
Thursday, January 29, 2026
If you live in rural Texas, it will come as no surprise that county roads across the state are failing. You feel it every time you dodge a pothole, ease past slowmoving farm equipment, or watch a school bus crawl down a road that hasn’t seen real maintenance in years.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDEnjoy the following bloopers from church bulletins ...Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes. The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.
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