Social Security Matters

I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as relates to the sale of investment property. I am 66 years old and have been drawing Social Security since I turned 62. My wife is 56 and is a housewife and has no taxable income.

Dalby unit proposals on the table

Garza County Commissioners have narrowed down their options for the future of the 251,000 square-foot Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility which could serve as a detention facility for illegal immigrants.

Performance Follows People, Not Processes

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Texas SB17 in 2023, closing DEI offices at Texas universities. As colleges continue to adjust, we’ll see a rediscovery of our true calling.Universities may have been the earliest and most ardent supporters of DEI initiatives.

Castro County Community Calendar

March 29Hart HS Jr/Sr Prom April 3-5Ogallala Quilt Festival.April 4NISD Pre-K/Kindergarten Roundup. 9 a.m. Elementary Library. Bring official birth certificate, social security card, immunization record. For more info, call 806-946-2231.May 13Soldier Boxes, Dimmitt Chamber Office, 9 a.m.

Library Lines ...

Spring has sprung here at Rhoads Memorial Library as season-appropriate flora and fauna are featured throughout. (This means we have shelved our post-Christmas snow people and snow-covered greenery, which some of you fretted was still Christmas decor.)Dr.

Transforming Toxic Thoughts

I once listened to a talk by the cognitive neuroscientist, Dr Caroline Leaf who said, “Thoughts have substance. Thoughts occupy mental real estate. Your thoughts produce proteins, the bodies building blocks, which form real structures that change the landscape of your brain!

FDA announces Operation Stork Speed

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in a press release, announced Operation Stork Speed to expand options for safe, reliable and nutritious infant formulas for American families.

Capital FC returns $111.5M to members

Capital Farm Credit continued to show strong financial results in 2024, announcing a return of $111.5 million in cash patronage to its borrowers, with another $78.1 million in allocated equities declared for potential disbursement.

Terror and Bewilderment

“They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him (John 20:2b )!”Poor Mary was confused and frantic.“But Mary remained standing outside the tomb sobbing. As she wept, she stooped down [and looked] into the tomb.

EPIC City faces resistance from state

Attempt to establish a new Islamic focused settlement in Hunt and Collin counties is meeting with resistance, with Texas Governor Greg Abbott saying he has a dozen state agencies and Attorney General Ken Paxton investing the plans.