Community & Opinion

2024 Community Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD 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.
Bring on the aging

Bring on the aging

Bring on the aging

News Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Body “I think I am only 57, but the paperwork does not back this up. I don’t feel old because your inside self doesn’t age.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivers SB22 grants to boost law enforcement salaries, hiring in smaller communities

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivers SB22 grants to boost law enforcement salaries, hiring in smaller communities

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivers SB22 grants to boost law enforcement salaries, hiring in smaller communities

Kevin Lyons | Comptroler.texas.gov
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Body AUSTIN— Texas Comptroller GlennHegar earlier this week said his office delivered nearly $126 million in financial assistance to rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices as part of a grant program that is addressing challenges faced by these groups in counties with small...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Body Wow! How did we get to this place?When did we get to this point that“we the people” have forgotten that our representatives in all phases of government, work for us? Starting at the local level and going all the way to Washington, DC.
Attention to detail

Attention to detail

Attention to detail

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Body Ah, the mentality of the five-year-old who whines to parents that he “really did take a bath” when the smell and dirt under the nails say otherwise.How about the students who wait until 7:56 a.m. to get that math homework done before an 8 a.m. first period class?
Euphemistically speaking . . .

Euphemistically speaking . . .

Euphemistically speaking . . .

Hanaba Munn Welch
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Body Euphemisms by any other name are terms with extra syllables. Sometimes extra words.“Poor” comes to mind. A euphemism is “underprivileged.” Five syllables. Count ’em.“Underprivileged” was one of the first euphemisms I ever learned.
April is National Lawn and Garden Month

April is National Lawn and Garden Month

April is National Lawn and Garden Month

Ellen Peffley
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Body It is finally the month of April, after what seems to have been an odd few months.Maybe our weather will settle into a predictable pattern now that it is spring and April is here.
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