West Texas A&M fall semester to begin Aug. 24

Body New West Texas A&M University students will be greeted with a flood of activities as the fall 2026 semester begins.Classes resume Aug. 24 on both the Canyon campus at Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center.Following the official Move-In Day on Aug.

Texas schools see little change in TEA grading

Body AUSTIN— Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year, The Texas Tribune reported.

2026 Community Calendar

Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirit of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488.

Goji berries can stand the heat

Body CUISINE & CULTUREGogi (GO-gee) berries are a trendy crop gaining popularity as a superfood but gogi berries have been around a long time.

Think you can’t use cornbread in a salad? Think again

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMSalads are a summer mainstay when fresh garden vegetables are abundant and readily available in their raw state. And we seem to have plenty of warm days to come this season to enjoy them.

It’s so easy to hit delete

Body COMMENTARYWaiting rooms. Will there be one at the Pearly Gates? Will everybody be on their phones?I’m thinking of that line in “Sixteen Tons”—“Saint Peter, don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go; I owe my soul to the company store.”Update that to “First I’ve got to find my phone.

SPOTLIGHT ON LOCKNEY 100 PERCENT ATTENDANCE DAY

Body 100 PERCENT Last week Lockney Elementary celebrated 100 percent attendance by cooling off with some Popsicles.

2026 Community Calendar

Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirit of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488.

Spider mites are pesky pests

Body CUISINE & CULTUREA friend asked what to do about spider mites that had infested her friend’s geraniums. They are troublesome. Spider mites go hand in hand with dry, hot weather.

The 501

Body COMMENTARYIf your mind is blank, check Facebook. You can end up blanker.Or can you? “Blanker” should not be a word—not even for taking potshots at oft-maligned Facebook. “Blanker” falls in the same category as “uniquer.