Hope Center offering summer camps

The Buckner Family Hope Center of Lubbock is hosting in-person summer camps, and registration is now open for anyone in the community. Summer youth programming at the Family Hope Center is designed to educate youth on the importance of fitness, health and positivity.

Schilderink goes to camp!

(Photo above) Nazareth Iris Schilderink served as a mentor along with others from across the state at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood at the Mission Possible Camp. The high school youth mentors at the camp help youth find their abilities and enjoy camp, not see disability.

Upward Bound Summer Academy updates

(Photo above) Dimmitt Upward Bound Summer Academy 2021 award winners: Jacob Merritt - Top Science/Biology; Arcelia Castaneda - Most Dedicated Pre-Calculus Student; Julie Santana - Outstanding Performance in French; Martin Rodriguez - Outstanding Performance in French & Most Dedicated Algebra 2...

Snyder police seek fugitive charged with murder

Two fugitives were being sought on Monday by the Snyder Police Department on 1st Degree Murder warrants. The SDP reported that Donald Earl Emerson, 40, was captured but Misty Ann Parham, 28, was still at large.

Texas’ ARP approved for federal funds

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced the approval of Texas’ American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plans and distributed remaining ARP ESSER funds to them.

Coffee Memorial launches eligibility hotline

As it faces the worse blood shortage in decades, Coffee Memorial Blood Center is launching a new donor eligibility hotline to help encourage more people to discover whether they can donate blood products.

House votes to bar Chinese purchase of farmland

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee last Wednesday provided language barring China from buying more U.S. farmland and made current land in possession ineligible for farm subsidies.

FUB to make new acquisition

The Board of Directors of Plains Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of First United Bank (FUB) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement with Childress Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of First Bank and Trust of Childress whereby First United Bank will acquire First Bank and...