Hereford Brand
News Staff
Premiums rise as ACA open enrollment beginsThe window for signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is now open through Jan. 15, with most Texans expected to pay considerably higher premiums, The Texas Tribune reported.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Eagles prevail 41-0 over Whitefaces
Jeff Smith
The Hereford Whitefaces traveled to Canyon last Friday night to square off against the Canyon Eagles in a District 2-4A Division 1 football game. The Whitefaces and Eagles both entered the game at 1-2 in district play and were looking to clinch the final playoff spot out of the district.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
WEST CENTRAL TRUNK OR TREAT
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Weekly Badger Highlight
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ighlight Brenda Davis When did you attend Amarillo College?I began attending Amarillo College in the Spring of 1989. I took classes off and on throughout the years and finally got my degree in the Spring of 2024.What degree did you earn? Associates in Science General Studies.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Hereford UIL Teams Dominate Texas Tech Fall Fandango Meet
News Staff
Hereford's UIL Current Events and Social Studies teams took the top spots this past Saturday at their first Invitational Meet of the fall.The Current Events team secured the top five spots with a 40-point victory over second-place Andrews.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Building back water/sewer funds is must-do slow going for city
Jim Steiert
Fund balances for the City of Hereford for the month ending August 31 showed slow going in building back water and sewer funds according to a report provided by Assistant City Manager Wade Hawkins at the October 20 regular meeting of the City Commission.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
CSF applications open through Nov. 10
News Staff
Applications for assistance from the 2025 edition of the Christmas Stocking Fund are now underway and continue through November 10.Application forms are available in English and Spanish at the Panhandle Community Services office, 1011 East Park Avenue, or at the Hereford Food Pantry, 900 North Lee.
Friday, October 31, 2025
LAUGHS OF THE WEEK
News Staff
Funny state laws MassachusettsAt a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.• Boston: It is illegal to play the fiddle. • Holyoke, Massachusetts, makes it unlawful to water your lawn when it is raining.
Friday, October 31, 2025
Lance!!
Chuck Bednorz
On the farm where I grew up, we had a semi-permanent mud puddle that almost qualified as a pond. During the days of high summer it would kind of dry up into a darker patch of heavily rutted dirt, but you could still reach mud with a shovel and a little effort.
Friday, October 31, 2025
STEEL-GRAY ICON--If a good-antlered home-grown in the Panhandle mule deer buck like this one at the nearby Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn't get your heart pumping just a little bit, you could sadly be without a heart when in comes to appreciating outdoor wonders. Good moisture through the spring and summer months over much of the Panhandle bodes well for the upcoming mule deer season. (Photo by Brice West)
Abundant moisture means good mule deer, whitetail prospects in Panhandle-Plains
Jim Steiert
We’re less than a month away from the opening of the whitetailed deer season, and just before Thanksgiving Day comes the mule deer opener for the Panhandle.
Friday, October 31, 2025