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Look twice for motorcycles to help save lives

News Staff
Saturday, May 2, 2026
May is Motorcycle Awareness MonthOn busy roads, seeing what matters takes practice. By training your eyes to slow down and scan your surroundings, you can help keep yourself and fellow Texans safe.When a motorcycle crash happens, drivers often say the same thing: “I didn’t see them.
HEREFORD KIDS--William Eugene “Bub” Sparks, shown here with his late sisters Virgie and Alyce, will achieve his 100th birthday on May 4. He will be honored with a reception in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist church at noon on May 3. Sparks is the oldest and longest time member—90 years—of the FBC congregation, where he still attends services every Sunday.

HEREFORD KIDS--William Eugene “Bub” Sparks, shown here with his late sisters Virgie and Alyce, will achieve his 100th birthday on May 4. He will be honored with a reception in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist church at noon on May 3. Sparks is the oldest and longest time member—90 years—of the FBC congregation, where he still attends services every Sunday.

Centenarian Bub Sparks to be celebrated at May 3 reception at FBC

Jim And Kerrie Steiert
Saturday, May 2, 2026
What’s a hundred years? A century. Ten decades. Some 36,525 days—counting leap years.An iconic figure of the local community, William Eugene “Bub” Sparks, will reach that mark by achieving his 100th birthday on May 4.

National Day of Prayer May 7

Ted Taylor
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Every year, on the first Thursday of May (May 7, 2026), we come together for the National Day of Prayer, a time for all Americans to pray for our country. This year, we’re kicking things off at the Hereford Civic Center at 6:30 a.m.
Tillers apply fertilizer in a farm field as rising input costs driven by global markets and energy prices put pressure on agricultural producers. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife )

Tillers apply fertilizer in a farm field as rising input costs driven by global markets and energy prices put pressure on agricultural producers. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife )

Crop and weather report: Fertilizer price surge squeezes Texas producers

News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Texas producers are facing a sharp rise in fertilizer costs this spring, adding pressure to already tight margins as global instability continues to ripple through agricultural markets.
La Madre Mia held their last meeting of the year at First Financial Bank Thursday, April 23. Pictured are La Madre Mia officers (l-r) Carolyn Baxter, Angela Blackmon and Tonja Horrell. (Officers not pictured: Kathie Kerr and Mary Beth White.)

La Madre Mia held their last meeting of the year at First Financial Bank Thursday, April 23. Pictured are La Madre Mia officers (l-r) Carolyn Baxter, Angela Blackmon and Tonja Horrell. (Officers not pictured: Kathie Kerr and Mary Beth White.)

La Madre Mia Study Club meets at First Financial Bank April 23

News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
La Madre Mia Study Club met at First Financial Bank Thursday, April 23 for their annual salad supper to close out the year. Club officers, including Tonja Horrell, Carolyn Baxter, Kathie Kerr, and Angela Blackmon were hostesses for the meeting.
Jose Alfredo Lara

Jose Alfredo Lara

Weekly Badger Highlight

News Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
When did you attend Amarillo College?I started attending Amarillo College on January 20, 2022, and my journey here will come to an end on May 15, 2026.What degree did you earn?I earned an associate’s degree in computer information system as a Web Developer SpecialistWhat is your current profession?
HE'D MAKE A GOOD ONE--At the April 20 City Commission meeting, Interim Municipal Court Judge Cindy Simons presented Kirk Spain as a potential Municipal Court Judge candidate, explaining that he had previously worked in Adult Probation for 21 years, also served as a patrol officer with the Hereford Police department for over five years, and served as a volunteer firefighter for 16 years. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

HE'D MAKE A GOOD ONE--At the April 20 City Commission meeting, Interim Municipal Court Judge Cindy Simons presented Kirk Spain as a potential Municipal Court Judge candidate, explaining that he had previously worked in Adult Probation for 21 years, also served as a patrol officer with the Hereford Police department for over five years, and served as a volunteer firefighter for 16 years. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

City chooses depository, appoints multiple board members

Jim Steiert
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Two tries were required to accomplish it, but city commissioners arrived at a decision following the previously announced recommendation of Assistant City Manager Wade Hawkins and awarded First Bank Southwest the depository bid for the city during a regular meeting on April 20 in the Commission...
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