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The Nazareth FFA freshmen students attended the Greenhand conference at West Texas A&M in Canyon on Tuesday. Attendees included FFA members from Area 1 chapters across the Texas Panhandle. Students had the opportunity to attend leadership skills workshops, delve deeper into what FFA offers, participate in hands-on and interactive “Agrastics” events, as well as build connections with other students in the region.

The Nazareth FFA freshmen students attended the Greenhand conference at West Texas A&M in Canyon on Tuesday. Attendees included FFA members from Area 1 chapters across the Texas Panhandle. Students had the opportunity to attend leadership skills workshops, delve deeper into what FFA offers, participate in hands-on and interactive “Agrastics” events, as well as build connections with other students in the region.

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DHS, HHS robotics teams attend game reveal event

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Dimmitt High School Robotics team kicked off their new competitive season with enthusiasm and leadership by attending the reveal event, DECODE, hosted by the Texas Tech Engineering Department at Region 17 in Lubbock on Sept. 6.
Robotics team members for Dimmitt High School and Hart High School attended the “game reveal’ event held by the Texas Tech Engineering Department in Lubbock.

Robotics team members for Dimmitt High School and Hart High School attended the “game reveal’ event held by the Texas Tech Engineering Department in Lubbock.

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DPS to enforce language requirement for commercial licenses

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott last Friday directed the Texas DPS to strictly enforce the English language proficiency requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation.

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Schaeffer to be honored at Fall Gather

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
Longtime West Texas A&M University supporter Dr. Stanley Schaeffer, formerly of Dimmitt, will be honored at the third Fall Gather at WTAMU on Sept. 27.The event, a celebration of Panhandle agriculture, is put on by students in WT’s Department of Agricultural Sciences.

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DVFD golf tourney set for Sept. 20

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Department golf tournament will be held in conjunction with the Pink Ladies Highway to Hell-0 Terlingua chili cookoff at the Dimmitt Country Club on Sept. 20.
Dr. Stanley Schaeffer, former resident and businessman from Dimmitt for 48 years, will be honored at the Fall Gather at WTAMU and recognized for his decades of leadership and support of WTAMU and the Texas Panhandle agriculture industry.

Dr. Stanley Schaeffer, former resident and businessman from Dimmitt for 48 years, will be honored at the Fall Gather at WTAMU and recognized for his decades of leadership and support of WTAMU and the Texas Panhandle agriculture industry.

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Texas unemployment holds at 4.2%

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Texas Workforce Commission in a press release stated that Texas had 14.3 million total nonfarm jobs after adding 8,700 positions over the month of July.Over the year, the state added 232,500 jobs for an annual nonfarm growth rate of 1.6 percent, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.

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August sales tax revenue $4.1B

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock released the figures for August state sales tax revenue and state revenue totals for fiscal 2025 State sales tax revenue totaled $4.31 billion in August, 7.7 percent more than in August 2024.

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DPD to host National Night Out

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Dimmitt Police Department will be hosting its “National Night Out” on Oct. 7.The 2025 site for the event will be at the Dimmitt Splash Pad (currently under construction) on Western Circle Drive and will begin at 5 p.m.

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Harvest Days Fair gearing up

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Castro County Harvest Days Fair is fast approaching for lots of fun and competition on Sept. 27 to be held on the Dimmitt town square.This year will feature bounce houses, goat roping, corn hole tournaments, fair entries, live music and street dance, and food vendors among many other activities.
Quinn Minute - Nursery rhyme revisit

Quinn Minute - Nursery rhyme revisit

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Quinn Minute - Nursery rhyme revisit

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
As I get older, I try to learn something every day. That’s not always possible, because some days I just watch reruns.I’m not alone in this mission. My friend Lucas spent months trying to read deeper meanings into old nursery rhymes.For instance, “Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the waterspout.

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New state laws went into effect Sept. 1

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Morethan800newlawswent into effect in Texas on Sept. 1, ranging from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and countyfunded abortion travel funds.After signing 1,155 bills from the regular legislative session, some went into effect immediately. Gov.
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