It takes a village

Body Kay Ellington is publisher of The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon and its sister papers, The Texas Spur and The Caprock Courier.

Drier, warmer weather in November

Body By the end of November, nearly half the state was experiencing drought conditions, up 25 percentage points from the end of October, according to Dr. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist with the Texas Water Development Board.

2021 Community Calendar

Body 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.

Time for new advent-ures

Body By now your family is a third of the way through your Advent calendar. Little card-stock doors or windows are opened to reveal various tokens: chocolates, Christmas images, or maybe biblical verses that tell the story of the birth of Jesus.

State lowers price cap for power providers

Body AUSTIN—The state’s Public Utility Commission last week lowered the maximum allowable wholesale price for electricity by almost half, from $9,000 per megawatt hour to $5,000.

2021 Community Calendar

Body 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.

Filing deadline approaches for Floyd Co. primary

Body Candidates have begun to file for 2022 elections in Floyd County, and this week Ginger Morgan filed for re-election as county/district clerk.

Sausage and gravy breakfast casserole makes a hearty holiday meal

Body Breakfast casseroles are in the spotlight during the holidays. Even if we are not expecting a large group of family or friends, it is still a nice idea to have one planned for Christmas morning. Or to have anytime during the holidays.

Lockney Senior Center News

Body The Center will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 24, Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving holidays. HOMEBOUND CLIENTS will still receive their delivered meals on these days. There will be NO GAME NIGHT on Thursday, Nov. 25.

Googaly-eyes pine cones

Body The eyes have it. Eyes bring inanimate objects to life. I refer to the little black-and-white glue-on kind with pupils that rattle around under clear plastic lenses. Granddaughter Emily calls them googaly eyes.