Castro County Community Calendar

Sept. 28 Dimmitt VFD Golf Tournament. Two-man scramble, entry fee $75 per person with sack lunch included in entry. Custom prices for winner of tourney, longest drive, closest to pin and much more. Send entries to DVFD or Dimmitt Recreation.Pink Ladies’ 12th Annual Highway to Hell*O Terlingua.

Pet Talk

A slight wobble in your canine companion’s footsteps may be easily attributed to an exhausting day.

Library Lines ...

Becca Wilhite is scheduled to be the guest speaker at Dimmitt Book Club’s meeting set for Sept. 11.The meeting will commence at 2 p.m. in the meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library.Wilhite is an author who has written books in the romance genre (notably “sweet romantic comedies”) and...

Shout Hosanna

Once upon a time and long before I was born...there was a ‘shot heard round the world.’

Education, wellness promote stroke, cardiovascular disease prevention

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with high cholesterol being one of the primary risk factors.

Confident of His Purposes

The Lord will work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.Psalm 138:8 (NLT) God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and eternal. That is, he is all-knowing, ever-present, all-powerful and without end.

Toyota recalling more than 45,000 Sequoia Hybrids

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain model year 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles in the North, Central and South America as well as the Middle East.Approximately 45,300 vehicles are involved in this recall in total, with approximately 43,400 in the U.S.According to a Toyota press...

Drunk driver crashes with ACU bus

A man was arrested following a crash involving an Abilene Christian University bus and SUV this past Saturday.According to the Lubbock Police Department, four people were injured in the crash following the ACU game against Texas Tech, including one student-athlete, two coaches and the bus driver.

Kress ISD employee being investigated for improper conduct

An investigation is underway at Kress Independent School District following a report that a district employee may have engaged in improper conduct involving a student.The investigation began last Thursday after law enforcement was notified.Kress ISD released a community notice informing the public...

Important election dates approaching

With the general election getting closer, there are important dates and information to remember.The last day to register to vote and/or submit address changes is Oct. 7.A voter can report an address or name change online.