The 501

COMMENTARYHANABA MUNN WELCHIf your car is making a funny noise, maybe chirping, the best way to make it stop is to take it to your mechanic.

Early voting begins next week

AUSTIN— Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and ends on Nov. 1. Texas voters will be choosing from a full slate of candidates, from president to U.S. senator to various county positions.The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 7.

Texas Spur group receives $100K nationwide grant to boost local news coverage

E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.comParagraphs & pixelsBARBARA BRANNONIf you’ve followed our newspaper for any amount of time, you’re probably aware of The Hesperian-Beacon's unstinting commitment to quality local journalism, especially in rural communities like ours—even when we fall short of...

Public service and the small-town school board

There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service. – Condoleeza Rice, former secretary of state and national security advisor during the George H. W. Bush administrationsHaving raised five children in her local public school district, my mother experienced a...

2024 Community Calendar

Updates?

Mangold approves 2.5% wage increases in 2025 in September board meeting

In the regular monthly meeting of the Lockney General Hospital District board of trustees on September 25, 2024, Chief Executive Officer Vince DiFranco distributed the Fiscal Year 2025 Management Plan and Budget and showed a presentation summarizing key areas.He presented slides on Budget...

Lawmakers to tackle soaring home insurance rates

AUSTIN- Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.The state’s insurance commissioner, Cassie Brown, told a Senate committee that home insurance rates increased...

Team Moses

I’ve always had a soft spot for Moses.

Grandmother at my elbow

COMMENTARYLessons you learn from the people closest to you matter more than anything else they can give you.My grandmother taught me the art of getting off a horse. (Mother had already taught me how to get on.)Grandmother also gave me the farm.

These teaching moments

Each of us is a teacher. Our classrooms are in the home, in a car, in an office or a drive-through window.