South Plains College to host songwriting contest

songwriter? South Plains College will host a Songwriting Contest for aspiring talent in the West Texas area. Sponsored by SPC’s Commercial Music Department, the winner of the contest will be featured during Fest Week on March 30 in the Tom T. Hall Studio.

Hospital board discusses fundraising for new CT scanner

of the Lockney General Hospital District board of directors on January 25, the board reviewed the statistical report as presented by chief executive officer Vince DiFranco. Highlights of the report noted that volumes in December were higher in the hospital than in previous months.

2023 Community Calendar

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. (806) 652-3561.

Abbott lays out seven top priorities

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation-only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Peasant bread

recognition of late. It’s simple, quick, and inexpensive to make. And it contains very few ingredients. So why not? It deserves the recent surge in popularity. I would typically make the bread in a loaf pan, but I admired the idea I saw for baking it in glass bowls.

Eggs-actly which, brains or bacon?

Eggs. I’ve got four brown ones from the real chickens of a chicken lady. Originally there were six. I’ve eaten two. At today’s egg prices, nothing beats friendship with a chicken lady. There’s a one-egg omelet in my near future. EGG BREAK. Yes, you can make an omelet from just one egg.

South Plains Hobby Club meets at Mabee Regional Heritage Center

MARY M. CARTER | SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIAN-BEACON The South Plains Hobby Club met at the Mabee Regional Heritage Center in Plainview, on the campus of Wayland Baptist University, at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. There was a “Quilt” display.

Floyd County Librarian Top 10 Picks for February 2023

1. The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt 2. Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 3. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 4. Secret Next Door by Rebecca Taylor 5. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez 6. Solito by Javier Zamora 7. If You Tell by Gregg Olsen 8.

New and soon to be released Titles Highlighted items have arrived at the library

February 2023 • Little Paula by V.C. Andrews • Murder At Heaven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong Storm Watch by C.J. Box • A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey I Am the Storm by Janice Dean It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison Burner by Mark Greaney • Spare by Prince Harry Layla by Colleen Hoover • Never...

2023 Community Calendar

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. (806) 652-3561.