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Perez receives two scholarships

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Dimmitt High School graduate Pablo Perez recently learned that he has been awarded two major scholarships – the $20,000 Welch Foundation Scholarship and a $3,000 Archer Scholarship.
Hegar distributes $1.1B in monthly sales tax revenue

Hegar distributes $1.1B in monthly sales tax revenue

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Hegar distributes $1.1B in monthly sales tax revenue

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 0.2 percent less than in July 2023.These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.
Meador wins at Texas State Shoot

Meador wins at Texas State Shoot

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Meador wins at Texas State Shoot

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Oliver Meador, from Nazareth and a member of the Castro County 4-H shooting sports team competed at the 2024 Texas State Shoot and was the B Class High Overall shooter. He was also selected to the Texas State Team for the Sub-Junior category.

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Meeting on wildlife refuge expansion set

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
A landowner’s education meeting will be held in Littlefield, Texas on July 25 at 7.p.m to discuss the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) decision to acquire 700,000 private acres to enlarge the 6,440-acre Muleshoe Federal Wildlife Refuge.
The Terrific Tuesday Library program saw participants reading the Bad Seed. Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker assisted youth in making sunflower seed butter, testing different varieties of sunflower seeds, making seed bits and making chalk and decorating the sidewalk of the library which included a hopscotch path. There are two weeks left for Terrific Tuesday is completed.

The Terrific Tuesday Library program saw participants reading the Bad Seed. Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker assisted youth in making sunflower seed butter, testing different varieties of sunflower seeds, making seed bits and making chalk and decorating the sidewalk of the library which included a hopscotch path. There are two weeks left for Terrific Tuesday is completed.

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Texas data privacy act in effect July 1

News Staff
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
On July 1, Texas’ Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) went into effect as one of the strongest state consumer privacy laws in the country.The TDPSA is supposed to give Texas residents more control over and key rights to their personal data.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Dogs have long been called “Man’s Best Friend.”Today, studies suggest that all pets are our best friends. That includes men, women, and children. It’s been estimated that over 60% of all North American households have a pet.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Finally, “Eruption,” the longawaited newly released book by highly esteemed authors Michael Crichton and James Patterson, has arrived here at Rhoads Memorial Library! Released on June 3, 2024, it has taken a while to arrive at our facility, but it is here now, ready for checkout.

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Mindful of His Presence

Dudley Anderson Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 “My days are so crazy,” said Mary describing an average day at the office. “I find myself running about trying to keep my head above water for 10 hours a day.

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DPS arrests criminal illegal immigrants of interest

News Staff
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced the capture of at least a dozen wanted criminal illegal immigrants of interest across the state – just some of the thousands of identified fugitives who have entered the United States illegally and committed crimes in Texas.
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