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The theme of 'Unearth a Story' is featured as the Display for the months of June and July, 2026, at Rhoads Memorial Library. Sulema Oltivero, left, and Rosa Medina, library personnel, created the display to remind youngsters of the summer reading program that uses that theme.

The theme of 'Unearth a Story' is featured as the Display for the months of June and July, 2026, at Rhoads Memorial Library. Sulema Oltivero, left, and Rosa Medina, library personnel, created the display to remind youngsters of the summer reading program that uses that theme.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Display of the month for June and July, 2026, is an inhouse creation by library personnel, Sulema Oltivero and Rosa Medina, here at Rhoads Memorial Library. The theme of 'Unearth a Story' features dinosaurs digging up items that are story-worthy, or in our case, books for our summer reading program.
LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Jeff Blackmon
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Date ExcusesHere are some more date excuses, continued from last week.106. I have to make an air sandwich107. I have to hide the bodies.108. I don’t have time to go on a date...with YOU!109. I have to wash my hair.110. I have to clean my toilet111.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDDate ExcusesHopefully you’ve never had these used on you, but this is a list of excuses to use if someone asks you out and you don’t know how to say no.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
During a children’s sermon, the pastor asked the kids to guess what the mystery object was. "It has a bushy tail,” he began. “It chatters in the trees. It gathers nuts for the winter... what is it?”The kids looked around silently.
Displayer for the month of May is Hailey Cosden, one of our favorite volunteers. She is exhibiting a wide array of items she has cre ated through knitting and crocheting.

Displayer for the month of May is Hailey Cosden, one of our favorite volunteers. She is exhibiting a wide array of items she has cre ated through knitting and crocheting.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Schools in Castro County are drawing to a close this school year and graduations are scheduled. Nazareth ISD’s last day of school and graduation is May 14, 2026, while Hart ISD’s final day of instruction and graduation is May 15, 2026.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Pet owners may be diligent about routine care, but even a minor wound can put animals at risk for dangerous parasites.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Area author Bill Briscoe is slated to be the guest speaker when Dimmitt Book Club convenes for the final meeting of the club year. The event, the club’s annual spring luncheon, will be held Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Dimmitt Country Club.
LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Jeff Blackmon
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDA classic guilt tripWe were at the dinner table eating pizza when I asked my son Logan if I could use some of his blue cheese dressing to dip my crust. He obliged after a long deep sigh of annoyance.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
“Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only 52 Wednesdays to visit 52 works of art and commit to memory ‘all that is beautiful in the world’ before Mona loses her sight forever.
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