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SING A SONG OF CHRISTMAS ... A Public Performance

SING A SONG OF CHRISTMAS ... A Public Performance

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SING A SONG OF CHRISTMAS ... A Public Performance

News Staff
Thursday, December 4, 2025
An Interdenominational chorus comprised of choir members from several Castro County churches will present a Christmas Cantata, “Sing a Song of Christmas,” by Michael Barrett and Joseph M. Martin, at West Texas Coffee, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. The cantata, celebrating the birth of...

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It is Halloween Night

Chuck Bednorz
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
It is Halloween night.It is cold and dark, and I am lurking.Not far from me, to my right, is Mark Powell, invisible in the gloom.

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LIBRARY LINES ...

News Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Hopefully you have visited us here at Rhoads Memorial Library and procured your holiday reads since we will be closed for Thanksgiving a few days.When we re-open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, we will offer several newly-released books for your pleasure.
Castro County Jail passes state jail inspection

Castro County Jail passes state jail inspection

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Castro County Jail passes state jail inspection

News Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
On November 18, 2025, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted an unannounced annual State jail inspection of the Castro County Jail.The jail was inspected on the following areas: new construction; existing construction; life safety; admission; release; records/procedures; classification;...

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Give your garden tools a winter spa day

Kristie Keys
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Cleaning garden tools probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s fall to-do list, but if you skip it, your tools might soon look as scary as that collapsing pumpkin still sitting on your porch!
CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

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CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

News Staff
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail October 28 to November 16, 2025All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records:October 28Oscar Gamas Garcia, 32, of Hart was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office for Possession of a Controlled...

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Dimmitt City Manager’s Report

Daniel Jackson
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Greetings, citizens of Dimmitt. Our Public Works Department has successfully hung the snowflake Christmas lights throughout our two major highways.
Naz robotics competes in first season competition

Naz robotics competes in first season competition

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Naz robotics competes in first season competition

Anna Chea
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
On Nov. 8, Nazareth Robotic teams 16617 Swift-A-Maize and 18570 Alpha Swifts competed in their first competition of the season with FIRST Tech Challenge in Amarillo.Team 16617 consists of se- niors Spencer Acker, Anna Chea and Michael Fulkerson and junior Olivia Raef.Showcasing the robot in the...
(From left) Kendra Cantrell-CIS Coordinator, Jessica Braddock and Jacob Schacher - Youth Group Volunteers.

(From left) Kendra Cantrell-CIS Coordinator, Jessica Braddock and Jacob Schacher - Youth Group Volunteers.

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Holy Family Catholic Church collects for community coat drive

News Staff
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Kendra Cantrell, Communities in Schools (CIS) Site Coordinator, recently presented to the Junior High Youth Group of Holy Family Catholic Church of Nazareth.The group was presented with a program discussing poverty and ways to help.The group will host a coat drive with the parish to benefit Dimmitt...
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