Sheriff’s Office urges preparations for freezing weather

  • TxDOT crews driving snowplows or maintainers were kept busy last Thursday clearing snow off of highways, with snow falling faster than the clearing. Schools, county and city offices, medical centers and businesses were closing early due to winter storm conditions. While daytime temperatures have risen, there is a chance for snow on Saturday evening some areas of the Texas Panhandle. (Sheriff’s Office photo)
    TxDOT crews driving snowplows or maintainers were kept busy last Thursday clearing snow off of highways, with snow falling faster than the clearing. Schools, county and city offices, medical centers and businesses were closing early due to winter storm conditions. While daytime temperatures have risen, there is a chance for snow on Saturday evening some areas of the Texas Panhandle. (Sheriff’s Office photo)
    Sheriff Sal Rivera is urging residents of the county to be prepared as extreme cold weather temperatures will be arriving this Saturday and are expected to last through Jan. 23.The Castro County Sheriff’s Office lobby will be open as a warming station beginning Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. through Jan. 24 at 8 a.m.Nighttime temperatures will be in the single digit to the low teens and dayt...

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