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Harvest Days set for Sept. 27

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The Castro County Fair and Harvest Days is edging closer and set for Sept. 27.Participants, including those entering the fair as well as vendors and food trucks are encouraged to watch for deadlines and set up times.Booth prices range from $40 to $60 depending on location, or $75 for food...
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Creighton lone finalist for TTU chancellor post

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Republican State Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe emerged on Sunday as the lone finalist for the chancellor’s post at the Texas Tech University System.According to Cody Campbell, TTU’s board chairman, in a social media post, Creighton’s selection comes as the product of “a lengthy, thorough and...

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Castro 4-H gears up for 2025-2026

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Castro County AgriLife Extension is again opportunities to participate in lost of activities during the 2025-2026 school year.Castro County 4-H online enrollment for the 2025-2026 year began on Sept. 1. All new and previous members must enroll for the new year.
While the new water splash park didn’t make the hoped-for Labor Day opening, it is well underway and starting to take shape. City Manager Daniel Jackson said with some luck and good weather, it appears to be about a month away from completion.

While the new water splash park didn’t make the hoped-for Labor Day opening, it is well underway and starting to take shape. City Manager Daniel Jackson said with some luck and good weather, it appears to be about a month away from completion.

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Splash Park Construction Moving Forward

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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Senate approves replacing STAAR

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The Texas Senate voted to replace the STAAR exam in public schools with plans to replace the test with three shorter exams.The provision was part of HB 8, a larger school accountability bill by House Public Education Chair Rep. Brad Buckley and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Paul Bettencourt.The...
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Naz Labor Day Celebration

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Nazareth FFA brought back the pioneer days for the Labor Day parade. The parade was a part of the annual Holy Family Parish Labor Day Picnic which included bake shops, raffles, cow patty bingo, concessions, children’s games and water slides, an auction and a roast beef dinner and hamburger supper.

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Hunters should be aware of changes in law

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
It is getting close to hunting season in Texas, and many people will be purchasing supplies, licenses and working to map out their hunting positions.There are some key changes for Texas’s 202526 hunting season which include mandatory electronic on-site registration (eOSR) for U.S. Forest Service...

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Road construction continues in Castro County

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TxDOT road construction on US 385 is ongoing in several Texas locations, including those in Hockley, Lamb and Castro counties.There is a $17.5 millionproject in the Levelland area that will make repairs to the existing roadways, widen the road at various locations, and place a new road...
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Castro County Community Calendar

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Sept. 9The Graze Conference. All things livestock and ranching. Ollie Liner Center in Plainview. Call AgriLife Extension at 806-291-5267 or 806-983-4912 to register by Aug. 26.Sept. 18TAWC Forage & Grazing Meeting.
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