By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— LOCKNEY – Garry Lewis Templeton is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager who was born in Lockney on March 24, 1956.  He is a hometown legend. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and New York Mets…

By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— LOCKNEY – The Floyd County Sheriff’s department announced K-9 Officer Angus had to be euthanized Saturday morning after a tragic accident. Saturday morning an unknown female called 9-1-1 to report that K-9 Angus was attacking the officer outside his home. According the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, Officer Gutierrez and K-9 Angus…

By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— FLOYD COUNTY- On Monday, April 6, Floyd County reported its first positive case of the Coronavirus. That person is a 65-year-old female, and the case is travel related. She is not hospitalized at this time. Floyd County Judge Marty Lucke said, “The lady was visiting a family member out of town,…

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Don’t judge a pandemic by its cover Ellis Bell said in the novel, “No Country for Old Men,” “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” It has been a stressful week dealing with the global pandemic. Generally speaking, there’s not much in the way of encouraging news out there.…

Business Listing Hours of operation until further notice Azteca Café: Will have normal business hours. They offer window pickup (window is located on the Eastside of the building) or pickup orders. Barney’s Mexican Food: Dine in is limited to 8 people. For carry-outs please call 806-685-3181 Dairy Queen: Offers window pickup. Subway: Will be open…

Nettle Soup, Poke Sallet Making do. It’s the new norm. If you’ve always saved your bacon grease and half your supply of aluminum foil has wrinkles, you might have some too. It’s older Americans who tend to know already about making do. Ah bacon. Wish I had some. At least we’ve got some grease. We…

By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— LOCKNEY – The chances of actually dying from a rattlesnake’s venomous bite are very slim, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. About 7,000 people are bitten by some type of rattle snake in Texas every year. Only .2 percent of these bites are fatal. On average in Texas one to two…

It’s getting to be that time of year! Joe Starkey, an employee with CHS, is seen here unloading cottonseed that is just starting to arrive. (The Hesperian-Beacon/Teresa Bigham)