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A Reminder of the Importance of Attendance

A Reminder of the Importance of Attendance

A Reminder of the Importance of Attendance

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
On December 15, 2025 the Hereford ISD Board of Trustees approved a calendar change that affects the start of the 2nd semester. Because of needed update requirements from the State of Texas, January 5, 2026 will now be a staff development day for all staff members to report to the Varsity gym at 9 a.

A little mortal money can help a lot

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
CSF donations surpass $75,000 A small matter, said the Ghost (of Christmas Past,) to make these folks so full of gratitude. He (Old Fezziwig) has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money.(Scrooge) The happiness he (Fezziwig) gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.
Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight

Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight

Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
This week’s Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight is on Yucca Boutique. Yucca Boutique is an exciting new venture brought to life by the imaginative creators of Unique Boutique and Salon.
God bless the goose of the Christmas feast

God bless the goose of the Christmas feast

God bless the goose of the Christmas feast

Jim Steiert
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Serious waterfowl hunters who pursue ducks and geese are likely more prone to eat wild goose than others in America these days. There was a time when most everyone consumed waterfowl.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Funny Dad Puns
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDWhat does a baby computer call his father? Data.After an unsuccessful harvest, why did the farmer decide to try a career in music? Because he had a ton of sick beets.I only seem to get sick on weekdays.
Hereford’s Johan Grotegut will serve on the 2026 Texas 4-H Congress Youth Leadership Team. Forty-nine applied for the leadership team.

Hereford’s Johan Grotegut will serve on the 2026 Texas 4-H Congress Youth Leadership Team. Forty-nine applied for the leadership team.

4-H LEADERSHIP TEAM

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

$20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs

Jim Steiert
Saturday, December 27, 2025
There’s an elephant in the room that nobody talked much about concerning the overwhelming voter approval of Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 is supposed to dedicate up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.Here’s the rub.
TALES OF DEAF SMITH COUNTY

TALES OF DEAF SMITH COUNTY

TALES OF DEAF SMITH COUNTY

Carolyn Waters
Monday, December 22, 2025
“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”--David B. NorrisDecember 1957Special Christmas services through Christmas Eve in several local churches added to the Christmas season. Those churches were St.
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