Bobcats fall to Eagles, 56-6

Dimmitt had a tough homecoming game this past Friday, falling to Lubbock Roosevelt Eagles 56-6. The Eagles got scoring underway in the first quarter with a touchdown on a 4-yard run and kick, putting them in the lead, 7-0.

TTU begins search for MSU president

The Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Board of Regents and Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., named a search committee on Sept. 16 to assist in finding the next president of Midwestern State University (MSU Texas).

Editor’s Message

If you must be persuaded, reminded, pressured, lied to, incentivized, coerced and bullied, guilt tripped, socially shamed, threatened, punished and criminalized – if all this is considered necessary to gain your compliance, then you can be absolutely certain that what is being promoted is NOT in...

Community Calendar

Community Sept. 25 9th Annual Pink Ladies Chili Cookoff & DVFD Golf Scramble. Benefit for the Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Department. Contact Sha Ebeling at 806-869-7658 or any of the Pink Ladies or DVFD for more information. Festival of Hope.

Pet Talk

When a disaster strikes, there’s often not much time to prepare yourself, let alone your pets, to evacuate to a safe location, and the stress of the situation only compounds the likelihood of forgetting something important.

Library Lines ...

Banned Books Week will be observed nationwide next week, Sept. 26 through Oct. 2. The theme of this year's event is "Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us."

Amazing Facts to Live by

However we try, we simply cannot escape the central facts about life. Our ideas and philosophies and even our sense of self-importance rise to the surface only because of these facts. Without these facts, we would not exist. But because of these facts, we do exist.

Unity in Community

“Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance…” (2 Peter 1:5b-6a) W. Russell Maltby, a 19th century minister, once exclaimed in a sermon that Jesus promised his followers that they should be “absurdly...

God’s Cure for Boredom

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you doubleminded."

Special legislative session convened

A Special Session of the Texas Legislature convened on Sept. 20 following a proclamation by Governor Greg Abbott earlier in September. The proclamation identifies five agenda items for the third Special Session.