Editor’s Message

“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility.” -Albert Schweitzer We’ve become a nation that rebels against virtue and character and chooses instead to blame others for one’s own laziness and failure to accomplish.

Castro County Community Calendar

Community April 13 – June 8 Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce. Office will be temporarily closed. Call 806-647-2524 and leave a voicemail. April 20-29 Free Diabetes Education Classes. The South Plains, District 2 Diabetes Education is offering a free four-class series on managing Type 2 diabetes.

March unemployment figures sluggish

In March, the seasonally adjusted Texas unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, unchanged from February 2021. Texas gained 99,000 total nonagricultural jobs over the month, marking gains in 10 of the last 11 months. Private sector employment increased 106,600 for the month.

Bobcats take on Wolforth-Frenship Tennis Tournament

DHS Bobbies and Bobcats competed at the Wolforth-Frenship Tennis Tournament.

DHS Golf competes at District meet in Lubbock

The DHS Bobbies Golf team competed at the District meet in Lubbock, finishing fourth place. Members of the team: Fabiola Perez, Alyssa Monreal, Amy Oviedo, Victoria Hernandez and Shaylagh Henriquez. The DHS Bobcats Golf Team attended the District meet in Lubbock, finishing third place.

Bobcats top Wildcats, 5-4

The Dimmitt Bobcats walked away with a win over the River Road Wildcats, 5-4. Neither team scored in the first two innings, but River Road came with a run in the third and fourth to take the lead, 2-0.

Bobbies fall to Lady Cubs

Bobbies lost to Brownfield Lady Cubs last Tuesday, 21- 2. “This was a tough loss for us. We made a lot of throwing and catching errors that allowed Brownfield to run up the score,” said Coach Vicky Ruiz. “We did have some amazing catches made in the outfield by JC Sepeda and Ariana Perez.