Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash set

The 9th Annual Mark Marley’s Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, at the Running Water Draw (Kidsville) Park.

Pet Talk

Household chores are an important, but often overlooked, part of our daily lives.

Library Lines ...

"The Titanic" will be the featured program at Dimmitt Book Club's next meeting, set to begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in the meeting here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

The downside of smiling

In elementary school, a teacher advised us to “Face the world with a smile.” I discovered that might not be the best plan. For instance, if I saw another kid get in trouble for talking, I loved it. I would laugh, the teacher would notice, and suddenly I was the culprit.

Confession Brings Victory!

Remember sitcom ‘Family Matters’ character Steve Urkle? How could we forget? Trouble was his middle name. ‘Did I do that?’ Most of us have asked ourselves that same question. We don’t want to sin; yet, we are prone to repeat the same sins over and over. Grumbling is my besetting sin.

A Place of Peace and Security

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 This Christian motivational thought is concerned with helping the reader seek and track the will of God.

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail March 15 to April 3 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: March 15 Victor Manuel Nunez, 17 of Hart, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office for Evading Arrest or Detention...

Editor’s Message

Addressing the “fear porn” that was spread for two years, destroyed lives and basically crippled our society, Aaron Kheriaty, MD pointed to the prestigious New England Journal Medicine for initiating the idea of “sick until proven healthy.”

Castro County Community Calendar

Community April 7 Diabetes Support Group. Rhoads Memorial Library. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Courtney Lowe, Health Extension Agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will lead the event. April 8 Blue Ribbon Ceremony.

State sales tax revenue $3.4B in March

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $3.37 billion in March, 28.5 percent more than in March 2021; however, after adjusting last year’s March totals to account for February sales tax returns not collected until March 2021 due to Winter Storm Uri, March 2022 sales...