News

Texas ranks 16th for teen driving safety

Body
Getting a driver’s license is considered a rite of passage in American culture, but this exciting coming-of-age has instead become a death sentence for thousands of teens each year. Motor-vehicle accidents are the second leading cause of death among the population aged 16 to 19, which also happens to be the age group with the highest risk of crashes.

Sunnyside Semi Crash

Body
First responders answered a call on Monday on Highway 385 in Sunnyside near Oppliger Feedyard after a tractor trailer rolled over on its side while passing a pickup that apparently failed to use a turn signal. The accident blocked traffic until the wreckage was cleared and diverted through the roadside park on the west side. Responders answering the call were the Castro County Sheriff’s Office, Texas DPS, TxDOT and Dimmitt Fire Department. No serious injuries were reported.

Sales tax holiday set for Aug. 5-7

Body
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7.

DPD moves to new facility

Body
The Dimmitt Police Department, which has been housed at the Dimmitt City Hall, made a move to its new building last week on 115 W. Jones.

Pet Talk

Body
Stomach ulcers are often associated with stress, but they can also be caused by a variety of factors, including diet and medications. For horses, Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is a common condition that is often diagnosed without its true cause ever being known.

Library Lines ...

Body
Summer reading club continues here at Rhoads Memorial Library and some interesting situations have presented themselves along the way. One little girl approached our circulation desk and said she was ready to claim a prize earned through reading books.

Rehearse the Goodness of God

Body
Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders. 1 Chronicles 16:24 (YLT) The other day, I was reflecting on our financial situation wondering how we’ll pay the bills under growing inflation.

Guess What?

Body
“Now as to the periods and times, brothers and sisters, you have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night. While they are saying, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let’s be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him (1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 NASB).”