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Tech outage shuts down DL offices

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Texas driver’s license offices and law enforcement offices were closed across the state on Monday due to an unidentified technology outage.The offices remained closed Tuesday and Wednesday for the New Year’s holiday, according to a social media post by the Texas Department of Public Safety and it...

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SPC, ASU recognize locals

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Local students from Castro County attending South Plains College and Angelo State University were named on 2024 Fall Dean’s List Earning their way onto the ACU Dean’s List were Brooklyn Dyer of Nazareth, majoring in health science professions, and Iliana Peralta of Dimmitt, majoring in...

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County livestock shows kickoff Jan. 13

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Castro County livestock shows will get underway with the Nazareth Stock Show on Monday, Jan. 13, with the Castro County Stock Show beginning on Thursday, Jan. 16 and running through Jan. 18.Nazareth exhibitors and parents will be setting up at the Castro County Expo beginning at 1 p.m. on Jan....
Congress certifies Trump as winner

Congress certifies Trump as winner

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Congress certifies Trump as winner

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Congress certified President- elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election this past Monday without a challenge.Lawmakers convened under heavy security on Jan. 6 to meet the date required by law to certify the election despite a heavy snowstorm that hit the east coast.Security inside and...

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Texas starts year with 2.9M businesses

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas begins the year with more than 2.9 million entities actively registered with the agency to conduct business in Texas.As of January 1, 2025, Texas has 2,928,688 registered business entities — 125,329 more than last year.“The economic climate...
County officials sworn in

County officials sworn in

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County officials sworn in

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Castro County Attorney Shalyn Hamlin was sworn in Monday for her fourth term of office by County Judge Mandy Gfeller, along with Investigator Kristina Holcomb and other key county officials

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2024 both good, bad for Texas

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
It was both a good and bad year Texans in 2024 with new businesses arriving but residents being challenged with disasters hitting many parts of the state, and challenging drought conditions, including in the Panhandle and South Plains.In March, the largest wildfi re in Texas history burned over 1...
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