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The Nazareth Swifts Baseball team won the District Championship defeating Springlake, 11-0. Team members include (back row, left to right) Coach Mitchell Parsley, Pierce Wilhelm, Jett McLarty, Dayne Schulte, Beck Paulsen, Collin Kimball, Rhett Ethridge, Head Coach Tyler Goodwin, (middle row) Coach Nathan Branum, Cooper Schulte, Zane Schulte, Cameron Pohlmeier, Lincoln Pohlmeier, Tripp Ethridge, Trapper Neill, (front row) Aiden Chea, Alejandro Guerrero, Reid Backus, Breck Proctor and Jesse Acker

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Swifts win District Championship

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

The Nazareth Swifts Baseball team won the District Championship defeating Springlake, 11-0.

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Tornado season hits West Texas

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

The months of April through June generally usher in severe weather and tornado season into the South Plains region.With the National Weather Service (NWS) in Lubbock and Amarillo issuing advisories and alerts to keep people in the South Plains and Panhandle areas safe, it is important to know the...

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Uvalde Strong Act passes House

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

The Uvalde Strong Act (HB 33) passed with 148-0 vote in the Texas House in hopes of beefing up a better law enforcement response and protocol in active shooter situations State Rep. Don McLaughlin, the bill’s author and former Uvalde mayor, who was one of the first on the scene at the Uvalde school...

Nazareth Kayle Rogers qualified for the Texas UIL State Track Meet by placing second in the Shot Put event this past weekend at the Regionals competition held at South Plains College. Coming in just shy of qualifying for state was Maddie Brockman who place third in the 400-meter dash.

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Nazareth Kayle Rogers

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Nazareth Kayle Rogers

Quinn Minute - Aunts, Uncles and Cousins

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Quinn Minute - Aunts, Uncles and Cousins

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

My friend Mel just got back from an aunt’s funeral, where he met family members he did not know he had.Personally, I’ve met more relatives at funerals than I have at weddings…but maybe it’s because weddings require an invitation.Last month, my uncle told me that my third cousin had died.

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Museums: Our Past, Our Future

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Museums are important to all regions of our state, both densely and sparsely populated. They record our past, couple it to our present and, in so doing, create a trajectory for our future.

CASTRO COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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CASTRO COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff

Thursday, April 24, 2025

May 13Soldier Boxes, Dimmitt Chamber Office, 9 a.m.Tornado Siren Test ScheduleCity of Dimmitt – Every Friday at noon, weather permitting.City of Nazareth – Every Friday at noon during April. ------------------------------ Dimmitt ISDMay 5 – Educational presentation, public speaking, talent show.

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff

Thursday, April 24, 2025

With sprouting spring flowers and egg hunt preparations come a new seasonal batch of chicks, which may tempt many potential owners this year amid high egg prices at grocery stores.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily

Thursday, April 24, 2025

The process of hiring someone to complete our staff here at Rhoads Memorial Library is ongoing and will be resolved soon, hopefully.

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Excruciating pain and suffering

Pamford Davis Faithwriters.com

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Jesus, Son of God endured excruciating pain and suffering.“So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. Then they said, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’

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