A centenarian in our midst

Body These days, according to the Pew Research Center, more Americans are living to age 100 and past it than ever before. The estimated number of 101,000 U.S.

Simple summery fruit salad with toasted pecans

Body This dish brings me back to the hot days of summer when my kids were little. My husband was overseas with the military, so I probably didn’t cook as many large meals. And with the heat that summer, I’d tell the kids we’d be having what I called “cold plates” for dinner.

2024 Old Settlers Wildflower Show winners

Body Prizes were presented for the top quilts in several categories at last week’s Floyd County Old Settlers Wildflower Show.Grand Prize Trudy Taylor Award for the best overall entry went to Anita Whitfield.

Planting peanuts for fall harvest

Body It is not too late to get peanut “seed” into the garden. Depending upon the type and variety, peanuts can take 120 days to harvest, but by planting them now the gardener will reap a fun crop to harvest in the fall.

2024 Old Settlers Quilt Show winners

Body Ribbons were presented for the top quilts in several categories at last week’s Floyd County Old Settlers Quilt Show.

The 501: Free or not, new products are a hard sell

Body Do you have a great new idea, possibly marketable? Good luck with that. Ordinary people mistrust new ideas. Children, however, can be willing to try whatever, unless it’s broccoli.DISCLAIMER: I could be wrong. What do I know? But wait!

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

Body Snyder, Texas, native Sue Jane Sullivan, will be back with her thought-provoking commentary after a summer hiatus.

Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post again

Body House Speaker Dade Phelan, RBeaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.

Mangold gets positive audit report in April meeting

Body In the regular monthly meeting of the Lockney General Hospital District board on April 24, trustees viewed a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2023 financial audit.

Tanner Young wins precinct 3 run-off

Body In the Floyd County Republican primary runoff election Tuesday, May 28, Tanner Young defeated Tanner Johnson 42-12. Young has no Democratic opponent, and the deadline for write-in candidates to file is August 18.