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New postmaster assigned to Floydada office

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Body I am honored to introduce myself to the community as your new Postmaster. My name is Morgan Hutson, and I’m excited to begin this journey serving the residents and businesses of Floydada, Texas.To this role, I bring vast Postal Service experience and a desire to serve.
Leave it to Uncle

Leave it to Uncle

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Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Body Leave it to Uncle AIThe study of grammar and composition is endangered. That’s secondhand information from someone who heard it firsthand from a professor of English.Makes sense. Artificial intelligence prevails. Why learn how to write correctly if Uncle AI can do it better?
USPS postage increase July 13

USPS postage increase July 13

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USPS postage increase July 13

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Body Starting July 13, 2025, USPS will be implementing new prices for select shipping and mailing services.
TxDOT seeks feedback on $101.6 billion, 10-year plan

TxDOT seeks feedback on $101.6 billion, 10-year plan

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TxDOT seeks feedback on $101.6 billion, 10-year plan

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Body AUSTIN - Now’s the time to weighin on proposed projects in communities across the state. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working on a new 10-year statewide transportation plan to meet the demand of a growing population and a thriving economy.
THE FIRST HOME of the Floyd County Hesperian was destroyed in a 1913 fire (FCHB, May 23, 1996, p. D2); the newspaper has moved often since then. Starting July 1, find us in our next home — at the group newspaper headquarters at 424 Burlington Avenue in Spur. Our phone numbers remain (806) 747-1997 and (806) 271-3381; email the office at floyd@wtx.news or Managing Editor Barbara Anderson—still in Floydada—at fchb.editor@yahoo.com.

THE FIRST HOME of the Floyd County Hesperian was destroyed in a 1913 fire (FCHB, May 23, 1996, p. D2); the newspaper has moved often since then. Starting July 1, find us in our next home — at the group newspaper headquarters at 424 Burlington Avenue in Spur. Our phone numbers remain (806) 747-1997 and (806) 271-3381; email the office at floyd@wtx.news or Managing Editor Barbara Anderson—still in Floydada—at fchb.editor@yahoo.com.

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Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Body The peripatetic press:The Hesperian-Beacon moves (again)It’s only appropriate, we suppose, that a newspaper named for the spirit of westward venturing should have changed headquarters at least half a dozen times in the nearly 130 years of its existence.
Vouchers could change homeschool landscape

Vouchers could change homeschool landscape

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Vouchers could change homeschool landscape

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Body AUSTIN— The passage of the state’s first school voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational costs such as tutoring or curriculum.

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2025 Community Calendar

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874.LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S. Main, Lockney, Mon.–Thurs., 1–5 p.m. and Fri. 9 a.m. –1 p.m.
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