Naz Labor Day Picnic scheduled for Aug. 31

The 2025 Holy Family Parish Labor Day Picnic is scheduled to be held on Aug. 31.The day will kick off at 8 a.m. with a mass at Holy Family Church in Nazareth.The Bake Shoppe will open inside the hall at 9 .m.The parade is scheduled for 10 .m. with prizes for first ($50), second ($35) and third...

Texas House pushes property tax proposal forward

In its second special session, the Texas House has pushed forward a proposal Monday aimed at containing property tax bills by putting tighter restrictions on cities and counties.According to the Texas Tribune, the legislation would further limit how much more in property tax revenue cities and...

Kixi Meador

Kixi Meador, great-granddaughter of George and Pat Bagley of Dimmitt, has won the AJQHA World Championship in the L2 Working Cow Horse competition riding Bearly Reining (called Hope). The AJQHA championship show was held in Oklahoma City on Aug. 1-3.

Castro County News Change in Publication Day

Lone Star Lockup opens in Fort Bliss

The “Lone Star Lockup” has opened in Fort Bliss, Texas, joining Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” as the latest migrant detention facility to get pushback.

TTU forms partnership with FBI

The Texas Tech University System (TTU) announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at strengthening cybersecurity, protecting critical infrastructure, and advancing U.S. national security.The partnership establishing the Cooperative Research and...

Investigation begins on Texas Panhandle wildfires, utility companies

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into several utility companies connected to the devastating Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires.In 2024, Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires affected more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, destroying hundreds of homes and...

Quinn Minute - Are people more outspoken today?

Not long ago I saw a survey that said people are more outspoken than they used to be.So last month -- accompanied by a recorder, my friend George and his dog Gopher -- we conducted our very own poll.Completely on impulse ( Impulse is a street near our house), we asked ten people “Are folks more...

Castro County Community Calendar

Aug. 26English as Second Language. Class registration at Rhoads Memorial Library. 7-9 p.m. Class is free.Sept. 9The Graze Conference. All things livestock and ranching. Ollie Liner Center in Plainview.