Floydada First Baptist Church collects Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes

BARBARA ANDERSON | HESPERIAN-BEACON • MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 Area participation in the Operation Christmas Child ministry wrapped up on Sunday, Nov. 20 at the First Baptist Church of Floydada, and volunteers and members from churches in Floydada, Ralls, Primeria, Flomot, McAdoo, Petersburg, South...

Legislators begin filing bills ahead of session

Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Monday, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.

2022 Community Calendar

COMMUNITY SERVICES FLOYDADA—Spirt 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.

A great year for football

Our three newspapers cover eight counties and 10 school districts. That means 10 football teams, and 2022 has been chock full of exciting stories across the region. For The Texas Spur, both Spur and Jayton made the playoffs again this year.

2022 Community Calendar

COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA—Spirt 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.

Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools

FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

Smuggling: bacon to Bibles

Don’t smuggle forbidden food. You could be fingered by a beagle. Saw it on TV. Beagles nose out suspicious suitcases. Labradors get some assignments too. They come in handy for taller stacks of baggage and boxes. Maybe be the beagle got the spotlight because beagles are cuter than Labs.

Roasted potato soup takes it up a notch

Vegetable soup may be difficult to get excited about, but throw in some roasted potatoes and it’s a game changer. It’s soup weather, and not much smells better on the stove than a bubbly pot of soup or stew. I actually love the sound of the bubbling, as well; it’s comforting to me.

Lockney Council moves through standard agenda

The Lockney City Council approved a handful of items at its Tuesday, Oct. 25, meeting, including an Atmos Energy rate increase and economic development assistance for a local business. Utility companies typically seek rate increases on an annual basis.

8th annual Country Christmas Ball to be held Dec. 3

DUSTEE SOLLIS | SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIAN-BEACON The Eighth Annual Country Christmas Ball benefitting the Floyd County firefighters is only a month away!