The City of Dimmitt has partnered with CivicReady to implement its mass notification solution. According to Dimmitt City Manager Daniel Jackson, the system is available from Civic-Plus, a leader in integrated technology for local govern ment, the CivicReady solution will allow Dimmitt to issue urgent notifications, emergency instructions, warnings, and routine communications to subscribed citizens via email, text message, and voicemail alert, to keep citizens safe and informed.

The Nazareth Robotics teams won Regionals this past weekend and are bound for the state competition. Nazareth beat 36 teams from Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and El Paso, 1A to 6A, at the Regional meet held at Lubbock High School this past weekend.

Castro County 4-H Oliver Meador is the 2022 San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo Junior Shoot Out American Trap Champion in the Boys Age Division II. Meador also made the finals for Open Boys Age Division II. The contest had one of the largest turnouts on record, with around 1,057 shooters. A proficient shooter, he had a two-bird lead going into the finals and made every shot count to keep his lead and earn Champion in American Trap. Harrison Meador shot a 95/100 and was one bird away from shoot offs for the top three spots in FFA for scholarships and one bird away from shoot offs for Open Boys Age Division I.

The National Weather Service issued a ‘Critical Fire Danger” and “Red Flag Warning on Monday for the South Plains and southwestern Texas Panhandle along with a wind advisory. Castro County Emergency Management Director, Sheriff Sal Rivera, urged residents of the county to remember they are under a countywide burn ban and to report a fire immediately by calling 911 and giving the location.