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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Horses are known for their strength and beauty, but their skin is just as vulnerable as any living tissue. While some of the lumps and bumps commonly seen on horses are harmless, others may be cancerous tumors requiring prompt veterinary attention.Dr.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Ajob opening here at Rhoads Memorial Library has generated much speculation about who is leaving. The answers to the questions: 1) No, I am not retiring any time soon.2) No, Sulema, our trusted library fixture, is not leaving us. (You may want to ask her about her recent special birthday, though.

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Statewide measles count at 400

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, there are 400 confi rmed measles cases in the South Plains region since late January; 41 of those patients hospitalized.Lubbock health officials in late February, confi rmed the first death from the outbreak,(the first since 2015).

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Stirring of the Melting Pot

Pamford Davis Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Salt makes me thirsty; pepper makes me sneeze… “Ahh-choo! Gesundheit!Thank you.”The cliche’ is tired, yet tried and true. ‘Variety is the spice of life,’ especially if you live in the melting pot.

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Even in the Deep End

Dudley Anderson
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
“I am with you always, to the end of the age.”Matthew 28:20 When I was about 10-years old, a cousin showed me a few chords on an old guitar. I remember learning the threechord wonder, I’m on the Top of the World in the key of A.

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Abbott launches NARCAN locator map

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of an online interactive map by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that pinpoints where Texans can acquire for free or purchase life-saving Naloxone (NARCAN) as part of the statewide “One Pill Kills” campaign.
Western Circle Drive got a new coat of asphalt, with road construction that began on March 13. Bermea Construction was in charge of the project and some streets going into the area were closed off for a couple of weeks. Richard Bermea said he thanked the residents for having such patience and adhering to the road closures and inconveniences which affected school traffic.

Western Circle Drive got a new coat of asphalt, with road construction that began on March 13. Bermea Construction was in charge of the project and some streets going into the area were closed off for a couple of weeks. Richard Bermea said he thanked the residents for having such patience and adhering to the road closures and inconveniences which affected school traffic.

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Western Circle road improvement

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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State reports $3.68B sales tax revenue

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in March, 2.7 percent less than in March 2024. The majority of March sales tax revenue is based on sales made in February and remitted to the agency in March.
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