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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. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Planting political signs? Keep them in bloom with proper placement
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During campaign season, the landscape blooms with a special kind of flower – the political sign. Unlike wildflowers that are welcome anywhere, putting campaign signs on public lands is illegal. Before you plant that sign, learn the law and help keep Texas beautiful.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Who’s running for what, when and where
Kay Ellington
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Throughout Texas, local candidates are running for county office in the March 1 primaries.
Those on the ballot include county judges, half of the commissioners, treasurer, clerk, justice of the peace and party chairs.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Registration form shortage as deadline nears
Gary Borders For Texas Press Association
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AUSTIN—Less than a week remains before the Jan. 31 deadline to register to vote in the March 1 primary.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
2022 Community Calendar
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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. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
South Plains Hobby Club meets
Mary M. Carter
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The South Plains Hobby Club met at the South Plains Baptist Church in South Plains, Texas on January 13, 2022 at 2 p.m.
We met on a Thursday this month, which is different than our regular Wednesday meeting day.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE Sample issues from The Texas Spur from 1909 onward quaintly describe everyday visits to a weekly newspaper office. | THE TEXAS SPUR
Pleasant callers at the newspaper office
Barbara Brannon
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Back in the day, when West Texas weekly newspapers were young and this 64-year-old editor’s parents were not yet a glimmer in their own parents’ eyes, dropping in at the newspaper office was the most common way to share news of any sort.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Dozens of school districts close due to Covid-19 outbreaks
Gary Borders For Texas Press Association
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AUSTIN—Several dozen school districts across the state were forced to close last week due to the omicron variant of Covid-19 sending home students, staff and teachers. Most school districts planned to reopen on Tuesday following the MLK holiday.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Emergency SNAP benefits again extended
Gary Borders For Texas Press Association
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AUSTIN—The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is again extending emergency food benefits this month, with more than $307 million in emergency allocations expected to help more than 1.5 million Texas households.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
ON SHCEDULE The Argos Helios facility is on a timetable to be completed in the first half of 2022. The company announced to investors last week that the Dickens County location is moving ahead as planned. | ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PHOTO
Argo Blockchain announces exterior of Helios facility in Dickens County complete
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Matt Nackino, head of design and construction for Argo Blockchain, the international cryptocurrency company building a U.S.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022