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4 Amarillo AEDC members resign

Citing “irreparable damage to Amarillo’s current economic development efforts by Mayor Cole Stanley and several city council members, four AEDC members submitted their resignation letters to the city council.Submitting resignations were AEDC Chairman Andrew Hall, Vice Chairman Adrian Meaner, Scott...

Sick of Heart, Body & Soul

Both believers and skeptics continue to search for the Loch Ness Monster. Something has raised its head; what was it? Photographs have circulated for years that later proved to be hoaxes.

Fear is Not an Option

Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Fear is not an option for a believer, because fear does not tell the whole truth about our situation.
Kid friendly recipes for Thanksgiving

Kid friendly recipes for Thanksgiving

Kid friendly recipes for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is getting closer and when the big day arrives, there is plenty to do before guests arrive and the cooking is done. So what are the kids up to?

Paxton sues after mussels declared endangered

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issue a press release that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Biden administration officials for declaring six freshwater mussel species endangered In June, federal regulators added the Guadalupe...

Man sentenced to 60 years after scalding baby

A Lubbock jury sentenced 34-year-old Ruben Castillo Jr.to 60 years in prison for causing severe injury to a baby.Castillo was charged with scalding a 19-month-old baby with water in a sink.According to a pediatrician who testified at the trial, there were additional traumatic injuries to the baby’s...

Trump lawyers call for hold on verdict

Lawyers have called for freezing and dismissing the hush-money case and conviction of president-elect Donald Trump so “he can run the country” and avoid unconstitutional impediments.New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule on an earlier request to throw out the conviction because of a...
Castro County 4-HRobotics was in full GEAR on Tuesday night building grabbers and beginning coding. Interested youth 3rd grade and up still have time to become a part of a team for the February-April contests. Call the Castro Extension office for more information. The next robotics meeting will be on Nov. 19.

Castro County 4-HRobotics was in full GEAR on Tuesday night building grabbers and beginning coding. Interested youth 3rd grade and up still have time to become a part of a team for the February-April contests. Call the Castro Extension office for more information. The next robotics meeting will be on Nov. 19.

Castro County 4-H

Hegar distributes $1.2B in sale tax revenue

Hegar distributes $1.2B in sale tax revenue

Hegar distributes $1.2B in sale tax revenue

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 1.1 percent more than in November 2023.These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly and on...