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A complete lemon menu from salad to dessert is yours for the taking. Last week I shared a recipe for Lemon Meringue Cake. Why not start your meal with a burst of citrus, as well?
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Choosing fertilizers
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From the garden Choosing fertilizersOur two previous weeks’ columns discussed deficiency symptoms of plant macronutrients and micronutrients. Today’s column discusses types of fertilizers and which will provide minerals to correct deficiencies in these nutrients.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Texas Tech to host 2026 Global Sorghum Conference
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Texas Tech University will host the 2026 Global Sorghum Conference Sept. 14–18, marking the first time the conference has been held in the United States. The conference brings together leading researchers, producers and industry experts from around the world to Lubbock.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service to host “Homegrown & Homemade” program in Lubbock
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Lubbock County will host “Homegrown & Homemade: Backyard Poultry and Cottage Food Production” on Thursday, July 23, 2026, from 6 to 8: p.m. at the courthouse annex, 1st floor, 916 Main Street in Lubbock.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER in Division 10, the state’s smallestcirculation weekly newspapers, was The Post Dispatch, a first for the Garza County newspaper. Claiming the honors for the Dispatch was sports journalist Russ Morris ( above, at the awards luncheon in Dallas June 20). Sweepstakes is awarded to the competing newspaper with the highest score of points won that year in all coverage categories.
Texas Press Association awards recognize 2025 newspaper issues
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PARAGRAPH RANCH GROUP NEWSPAPERS AMONG WEEKLIES HONOREDAt the annual convention of the Texas Press Association, June 19–21, in Dallas, The Caprock Courier, The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon, The Knox County News-Courier, The Post Dispatch and The Texas Spur were among the...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Floyd County Judge issues order for burn ban
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Floyd County Judge Marty Lucke issued an Order for the Prohibition of Outdoor Burning effective at 12 a.m., June 23, 2026, for the unincorporated areas of Floyd County.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Floyd commissioners reinstitute burn ban, discuss installing license plate recognition cameras
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The Floyd County commissioners court held its regular session Monday, June 22, 2026, at the Floyd County courthouse.County Judge Marty Lucke and commissioners Tanner Smith, Clint Bigham, Tanner Young and David Martinez were in attendance.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
AT THE MUSEUM “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy,” currently on display at the Floyd County Historical Museum, features photographs by the late Bill Witliff with narrative text that reveal the muscle, sweat and drama that went into roping a calf in thick brush or breaking a wild horse in the saddle. | FCHM PHOTO
Witliff ‘Vaquero” exhibition extended at Floyd County museum
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In the movies and on Broadway, when a theater had a hit on its hands, the marquee would read “Held Over.”That could apply just as well to the ‘Vaquero’ exhibition on loan from Humanities Texas at the Floyd County Historical Museum.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
UPCOMING
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FIREWORKS BAN FOR JULY 4 – The fireworks ban for the unincorporated areas of Floyd County was approved and passed by the Floyd County Commissioners court on Monday, June 8, 2026. The fireworks ban took effect at midnight on June 24, 2026.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
The Mother Road celebrates America 250
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Route 66 Centennial Celebrates America’s 250th with Official U.S. Semiquincentennial Publication and Exclusive Centennial PostersIn our collection of Route 66 memorabilia are scores of items bearing the instantly-recognizable “66” highway shield.
Thursday, June 25, 2026