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DISD tax election set for Nov. 8

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Challenges to Texas schools abound across the state, and Dimmitt Independent School District is no exception, with teacher and employee compensation, hiring and retention, facility safety and security, student services and district technology being at the forefront of concerns.

Nominations being accepted for Chamber awards

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The Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for Citizen of/through the Years and Agricultural Family of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Chamber Annual Banquet set for Jan.

Texas leaders warm up for 88th session

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It isn’t just the elections that are nearing, but also the upcoming Texas Legislature’s 88th session in just four months, when state lawmakers will spend 140 days trying to sort out the issues in Texas.

Pet Talk

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A diagnosis of chronic pain may sound scary to anyone. Fortunately, many treatment options are available to ease and improve the symptoms of chronic pain in pets.

Library Lines ...

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'Open the floodgates' means to 'make something possible to happen that had been difficult, illegal, or impossible.' At least that is the definition according to the idiom section of www.usingenglish.com.

Call On His Name

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On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Psalm 138:3 I once interviewed a lady for my radio show, The Reality, who was severely abused as a child. We’ll call her Jas. Jas was not a Christian, she was of a polytheistic faith and believed in many gods. She escaped her childhood home by running away. Sadly, however, she then became involved with men who were equally abusive to her.

Biden, Navajo Nation at odds over oil drilling ban

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The Biden administration is expected to ban oil and gas leasing near a Native American historical site despite heavy opposition from local tribal leaders, who say the ban would prevent them from collecting royalties on their land.