Community & Opinion

WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER? Take your Hesperian-Beacon along with you and send us a selfie! All submitted photos will be entered into a drawing for a one-year free subscription. Plus — you may end up on Page One! Contest runs weekly through August 31, 2023. Send your photos (phone photos are fine, but be sure to set your camera resolution to high before you snap!) to fchb.editor@yahoo. com. Include names of people in your photo, and your location.

WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER? Take your Hesperian-Beacon along with you and send us a selfie! All submitted photos will be entered into a drawing for a one-year free subscription. Plus — you may end up on Page One! Contest runs weekly through August 31, 2023. Send your photos (phone photos are fine, but be sure to set your camera resolution to high before you snap!) to fchb.editor@yahoo. com. Include names of people in your photo, and your location.

Nomadic Newspaper

News Staff
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Body Nomadic Newspaper
Google’s take on the Caprock

Google’s take on the Caprock

Google’s take on the Caprock

People On The High
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Body Plains of Texas tend to look down on the rest of us. Why the attitude? Maybe because they survive the northers first. In the grand Texas scheme of things, High Plains dwellers are our higher-ups, literally and figuratively. Even Google knows.
CHEESE, PLEASE This crispy on the edges, cheese-filled delight has always been every bit as good as its nacho cousin—but now it can be made daity-free. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

CHEESE, PLEASE This crispy on the edges, cheese-filled delight has always been every bit as good as its nacho cousin—but now it can be made daity-free. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

Potato skins go well with Cheezy Sauce

News Staff
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Body You may recall the days when potato skins hit the restaurants and pubs. This crispy on the edges, cheese-filled delight has always been every bit as good as its nacho cousin. We typically see potato skins topped like a loaded baked potato.

2023 Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.com 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 PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S. Main, Lockney, Mon.–Thurs., 1–5 p.m. and Fri. 9 a.m. –1 p.m.
What commences after the speeches

What commences after the speeches

What commences after the speeches

News Staff
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Body “Every day, every year, and for every graduating class, there is a choice to be made. It’s the same option for all grownups, who have to decide to be one of three types of Americans. Those who embrace liberty and freedom for all, those who won’t, or those who are indifferent.
Abbott, Patrick spar over tax relief

Abbott, Patrick spar over tax relief

Abbott, Patrick spar over tax relief

News Staff
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Body Gov. Greg Abbott late last week warned lawmakers to be prepared for several special sessions to pass a tax reform bill that he will accept, as well as a school voucher plan that failed to pass during the regular session. Abbott and Lt. Gov.
You get a line, I’ll get a pole

You get a line, I’ll get a pole

You get a line, I’ll get a pole

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Body Who are you on the Internet? Advertisers know us all. Except a company in Idaho thinks I like to fish. They keep trying to sell me fly rods. Should I bite? Maybe just nibble? It’s a way to derail the information-collectors. Let ’em think I fish. I don’t.
Subscribe to