By Jennifer Harbin/The Hesperian-Beacon— FLOYDADA—Area youth gathered on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, at Lighthouse Electric Cooperative in Floydada for the annual Youth Tour Speech Contest. Every year since 1965, students from the Lighthouse Electric Cooperative service area compete for a week-long tour of Washington, D.C. to learn about the political process and meet their elected…

By Yelena Serrato/FHS Corresponden— The A.E. Baker Chapter of the National Honor Society of Floydada High School welcomed ten new members on Feb. 13, 2020 during the NHS induction ceremony held at the Duncan Elementary cafeteria. The incoming members were chosen based on their demonstration of scholarship, leadership, service and character. They were pinned on…

By Teresa Bigham/The Hesperian-Beacon— LOCKNEY – Four lucky students have a chance of a lifetime. Mary Jane Sanchez, Elias Alverez, Isabella Garcia and Ernest Alvarez were chosen by the Close-Up Foundation to take part in a non-profit program that aims to build students sense of political efficacy. The Close-Up Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan civic…

I’d be a better man if I could still eat homemade biscuits The good folks (both of them) who regularly read this column, likely know what I think about small town cafes and biscuits. The fact that there are fewer local cafes these days that make a great breakfast makes me concerned for America. Most…

Missing since 1960 Insomniacs, do you wonder what happened to a long-lost college friend? Or that boy or girl you met on summer vacation? Try Facebook. Or a criminal record check, but that costs money. Good luck finding Mary Smith. (I’ve been trying.) But if the name is something like Max McMickle, go for it.…

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Jeff and Cindy Bertrand of Floydada announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Marie Bertrand, of Floydada, to Quinton Todd Whitfield, of Stephenville. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Carolyn Marble and Helen Bertrand, both of Floydada. The prospective groom is the son of Michelle & Don Haggart of Bridgeport and Michael Whitfield of Stephenville.…

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