Lockney competes in District FFA

Body Results from Lockney FFA District Contest last week: Sr. Skills Team- 4th Place (Haygen, Gage, Nick, and Colby) Radio Team 2- 8th Place (Rylee, Kaileigh & Jayton) Radio Team 1- 10th Place (Brailey, Aryssa, & Brinley) Sr.

Lege gets to work in fourth special session

Body AUSTIN— The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session).

State sales tax revenue totaled $3.8 billion in October

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.81 billion in October, down 0.3 percent from October 2022. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales made in September and remitted to the agency in October.

2023 Community Calendar

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.

On the road to Aspermont

Body Check Your Mirrors SUE JANE SULLIVAN Come next week, the pew may call or a spot under a tree. Where’er I land on sabbath day the Spirit goes with me.

Grandparental miscellanea

Body Grandparental miscellanea My grandmother used to look to the sun in the sky to know what time it was. She owned a watch. She wore it to church on Sunday—maybe to time the preacher. Not that timing a preacher changes the length of the sermon. What will be will be.

2023 Community Calendar

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 am I missing here?

Body Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.

Medicare (Dis)Advantage plans

Body It is that time of year again for seniors 65 years old or older to decide if they want to enroll in Original Medicare or select a Medicare Advantage Plan such as Amerivantage, Humana Gold or United Health Care’s AARP Choice Plan. The enrollment window is Oct. 15–Dec. 7, 2023.

The 501

Body Grandparental miscellanea My grandmother used to look to the sun in the sky to know what time it was. She owned a watch. She wore it to church on Sunday—maybe to time the preacher. Not that timing a preacher changes the length of the sermon. What will be will be.