Community & Opinion

2023 FCHS WHO’S WHO From left, are Andres Mendoza, Lailah Burks, Tatum Glasscock, Kaley Garza, Devin Reyes, Izaih Alvarado and Brett Brittain. (Not pictured is Saul Reyes.) | FLOYDADA YEARBOOK BY KALISSIA HINSON

2023 FCHS WHO’S WHO From left, are Andres Mendoza, Lailah Burks, Tatum Glasscock, Kaley Garza, Devin Reyes, Izaih Alvarado and Brett Brittain. (Not pictured is Saul Reyes.) | FLOYDADA YEARBOOK BY KALISSIA HINSON

2023 FCHS Who’s Who

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Body 2023 FCHS WHO’S WHO From left, are Andres Mendoza, Lailah Burks, Tatum Glasscock, Kaley Garza, Devin Reyes, Izaih Alvarado and Brett Brittain. (Not pictured is Saul Reyes.

2023 Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 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.
When dogsitting gets ruf

When dogsitting gets ruf

When dogsitting gets ruff

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Body With summer approaching, my calendar’s color codes reflect where I will be dogsitting and housesitting. All the families who call on my caretaking services have dogs (each family has more than one, in fact). The pets and I are on a first-name basis.
Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero

Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero

Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Body AUSTIN— It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic four-star general.
Much ado about water

Much ado about water

Much ado about water

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Body Remember when we took water for granted? It was the first thing served in a restaurant. The waitress put it down about the same time she handed you a menu. That’s how I remember it. If you were just learning to read, you treasured the times when she also handed you a menu.

2023 Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 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.
Looking over my shoulder

Looking over my shoulder

Looking over my shoulder

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Body I can pinpoint the year when English became the subject I wanted to teach. 1970 found me in a classroom where poetry made sense, Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” captivated me, and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” was ridiculously non-relatable.
Clock ticking on moving bills

Clock ticking on moving bills

Clock ticking on moving bills

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Body The clock is ticking on getting bills out of the House and to the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week in a story in the Austin American- Statesman.
Anti-lion cow lights

Anti-lion cow lights

Anti-lion cow lights

News Staff
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Body Space exploration gets much credit for inventions that we use right here on flat Earth, necessity being the mother of invention and inventions sometimes lending themselves to uses not foreseen by their inventors. Food preservation techniques come to my mind.
Subscribe to