PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS COMING UP

FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Monday, May 13, 12, 8 a.m., County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Floydada.FLOYDADA CISD Tuesday, May 14, 7 p.m. - FCISD School Administration offices, 226 W. California St., FloydadaLOCKNEY CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May 21, 7 a.m., City Hall, 218 E. Locust St.,...

Spate of tornadoes far outpaces the average

AUSTIN— April was a busy month for tornadoes across the United States with 373 recorded, bringing the total for the year to 549, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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Metaphors: quilts, steam, lights

COMMENTARYHANABA MUNN WELCHLive long enough and your life is like a quilt — stages patched together. I’m looking now at a piece of my maroon corduroy pep squad skirt sewn into a quilt. Pep squad was for all of us not cut out to be cheerleaders.

May is Native Plant Month

CUISINE & CULTUREELLEN PEFFLEYMay has been declared Native Plant Month by The Garden Club of America (gcamerica.org).

The promise

Spring has brought the blessings of rain and the trauma of storms (twisters) in the past two weeks. Nature has her way of soothing us and scaring us.These are times, too, when the rainbow may grace the sky after such events.

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Early voting underway in local elections

AUSTIN— Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.There are various ways to learn what is on the local ballot.

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Bring on the aging

“I think I am only 57, but the paperwork does not back this up.