By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— MUNCY – Floyd County youth showed off their finest animals in the annual Floyd County Stock Show held in the Floyd County Friends Unity Center in Muncy Jan. 7-10. The steer, heifer and rabbit shows were held on Thursday, Jan. 7, and the remainder of the show along with the buyers’…

By Yelena Serrato /The Hesperian-Beacon— FLOYDADA—The month of January is dedicated to recognizing school board officials who work tirelessly to advocate for public education. Floydada CISD joins other districts across the state as they honor the many contributions that our school board members make for the students and future of our district. School board leaders…

Burn Ban for Floyd County in effect until April 12

Created Equal Contrary to some of our founding documents, not everyone is created equal. Yes, we are born with the same rights, but we vary in size, strength, speed, and stamina. For a long time in human history those who were blessed with size and strength and the mental capacity to use it were often…

Glass named Sweepstakes winner By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— MUNCY – The Floyd County Junior Livestock Show Scholarship winners were announced before the Stock Show Sale last Saturday night. This year’s scholarship recipients are Hunter Lefevre, LHS senior, Audrey Rexrode, LHS senior, Kalebh Cook, LHS senior and Ryder Glass, FHS senior. Each of these high school…

By Yelena Serrato /The Hesperian-Beacon— FLOYDADA—Fitness on the Square owner Amanda Peralez has never accepted the lack of experience as a valid excuse not to do something. “It was 2014 when I started teaching Zumba at Rockets Gym, and I really didn’t know anything about Zumba. All I knew was that I needed to work…

Special to the Hesperian-Beacon— FLOYDADA – Floydada Superintendent Dr. Gilbert Trevino is proud to announce that J.R. Compton has agreed to become the Head Football Coach at Floydada Collegiate High School. Trevino said, “Compton brings with him a wealth of experience having been a teacher and coach for 30-years at the 2A, 4A, 5A, and…