NAZ FFA attends Dairy Honors Cert program

Several Nazareth FFA members attended the Dairy Honors Certification program hosted by High Plains Dairy and Caprock Dairy to observed how their operations work.

Naz vet science team headed to State

Nazareth vet science team members competed at the Area 1 CDE contest at Nance Ranch WTAMU on Tuesday. The team placed third overall among all 1A to 6A divisions and qualified to compete at the State competition.

Emergency supply sales tax holiday, April 24-26

With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, and ends at midnight on Monday, April...

Johnson & Johnson vaccine put on hold

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they are recommending a “pause” in the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while an investigation is conducted into reports of apparently...

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail March 30-April 11 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: March 31 Ronald Mobley, 22 of Lubbock, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office for Possession of Marijuana under 2...

Three appointed to Jail Standards Commission

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sheriff Pinky Gonzales and Ross Reyes and reappointed Sheriff Kelly Rowe to the Commission on Jail Standards for terms set to expire January 31, 2027.

HB-40 would cap insulin costs

A bill in a Texas House committee would cap monthly insulin out-of pocket costs at $50 per month. The HB-40 was filed by House Democrat James Talarico and has gained bipartisan support.

Distraction thieves busy

Lubbock police officials are warning residents about a group of distraction thieves who, for at least three months, have been stealing from women in West Texas.

Amarillo airport to get new taxiways

After decades, two taxiways are currently being reconstructed at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. The taxiways were identified during an inspected that they needed to be replaced.

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