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Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

Jim Steiert
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
n A news analysis of Proposition 4-Part I ... Money won’t be available until at least FY 2029.Texans overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 dedicates up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.

County OKs Precinct 4 shredder, enters closed session

Jim Steiert
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
County commissioners made short work of their December 9 regular meeting except for an executive session for the discussion of “Economic Growth” that included Mayor Cathy Bunch, City Manager Ryan Polster, Assistant City Manager Wade Hawkins, City Attorney Audie Sciumbato, and Hereford Economic...
SANTA’S HELPERS

SANTA’S HELPERS

SANTA’S HELPERS

News Staff
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
DOING THEIR PART-Employees of Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative were back at it again Monday morning, December 15, doing their bit to help the 2025 Christmas Stocking Fund with the first phase of their assistance by delivering groceries and sundries to the hometown holiday charity's Secret Workshop.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
Funny state laws Tennessee• It is illegal to catch a fish with a lasso. • It’s illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. • Oneida: An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song “It Ain’t Goin’ To Rain No Mo’.
SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

Avian Bird Flu precautions issued for Hereford area

Jim Steiert
Friday, December 12, 2025
You may have been strolling at the Hereford Aquatic Center pond recently, or just driven up close for a look at the geese, and noticed that some birds didn’t flee. Perhaps you noticed a dead goose either on the pond shoreline, or on the surrounding landscape.
FFA STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE

FFA STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE

FFA STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
FFA GETS LEARNING EXPERIENCES-On December 2, many Hereford FFA students had the rare opportunity to visit with Dr. Jeff Savell, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University and Dr. Chris Skaggs, Associate Dean for Student Development.
HUNTERS BREAKFAST

HUNTERS BREAKFAST

HUNTERS BREAKFAST

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
The 28th annual Pheasant Hunters and Community Breakfast was held December 6 in the Fellowship Hall of the First Methodist Church at 501 North Main. This rib-sticking morning dining experience was sponsored by the Celebration Class and others of First Methodist Church of Hereford.
La Madre Mia Social Committee hosted the annual Christmas party at club president, Tonja Horrell’s home on December 4. Pictured left to right are Tonja Horrell, Kristen Hicks, Jan Reeve, Cathy Bunch, Glenda Marcum, Junie Wagner, Lauri Paetzold and Kathie Kerr. (photo by Angela Blackmon)

La Madre Mia Social Committee hosted the annual Christmas party at club president, Tonja Horrell’s home on December 4. Pictured left to right are Tonja Horrell, Kristen Hicks, Jan Reeve, Cathy Bunch, Glenda Marcum, Junie Wagner, Lauri Paetzold and Kathie Kerr. (photo by Angela Blackmon)

La Madre Mia holds annual Christmas party

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
La Madre Mia Study Club met for their annual Christmas party at club president Tonja Horrell’s home on Thursday, December 4. The club’s social committee hosted the party which included Chairman Cathy Bunch, Kathie Kerr, Lauri Paetzold, Kristen Hicks, Jan Reeve, Glenda Marcum and Junie Wagner.
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