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 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.

USDA to provide $6B to producers impacted by 2020, 2021 natural disasters

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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

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.

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.

Editor’s Message

I recently read a statement by an electric car owner, Jerry Robbin Schultz, on the viability and costs of owning an electric car. “I want to clear the air on electric car charging. We own a Telsa Model S90D, which we love.

Sorghum Checkoff Program accepting applications for class

The United Sorghum Checkoff Program is accepting applications for Leadership Sorghum Class VI, a program designed to cultivate the next generation of sorghum leaders.

Swifts advance to Regional semifinals

The Nazareth Swifts baseball team captured the Regional Quarterfinals Championship against Borden County with back-to-back shutouts, 10-0 and 13-0, advancing them to the Regional Semifinals. The Swifts head into the semifinals round with a 16-0 record for the season.