Castro County News

COVID-19 vaccine scams surfacing

People wanting a COVID-19 vaccine are becoming targets for scammers. Warnings are being sent out by government agencies on what people should look for to avoid being targeted. “Email and phone and text message scams,” Scott Hall, managing director for IT Help Central at Texas Tech, said.

The New Norm

The blessing and the curse of a family member having diet restrictions is that you get to do things differently. Our family now has to watch dairy and wheat when cooking.

It's Expensive To Disobey God

Are you between two decision - to obey or to disobey God? Then you need to pause. Many Christians make decisions in a haste only to discover that they were wrong. However, these can be avoided if we will choose to obey God all the time.

Unity in Community

As this new year dawns, we are excited to set aside the past. Yet, as challenging as 2020 has been we have an emotional connection to the past year.

Amarillo residents a part of antibody trials

Several Amarillo residents could make a big different in saving people during the early stages of COVID-19. Since August, the Pharmatex research facility has been asking people who have been COVID-19 positive for three days to participate in their double-blind Regeneron antibody trial.

Stimulus checks should not affect tax returns

According to LaToshia King, owner of RVL Tax Services, if a person received a $1200 or a $600 stimulus payment, their upcoming 2020 tax return will not be significantly affected. “You need to claim it because not gonna hurt your taxes at all,” said King.

COVID-19 continues to rise in region

Since the onset of Covid-19, the state of Texas has logged in 1,753,059 cases. As of Jan. 12, 2012, the state has seen 22,110 new confirmed cases and 3,191 probable cases and 286 newly reported fatalities.

Editor’s Message

Last Wednesday, Jan. 6 the U.S. endured an attack on our capital that will be written in history books as a horrific moment in the Republic. As the attacks are cycled on the news 24 hours a day, there is the question that lingers: what if it had been anyone else besides Trump supporters?

U.S. Capitol shaken by violence

The count is in and it is official – Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States. But the announcement came after the Capitol came under a dangerous and violent siege from Trump supporters.