CITIZEN OFTHEYEAR Floydada nativeandcommunityvolunteer Ludustia Prisk (left) was named Floydada Citizen of the Year at the recent Floydada Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual banquet. The award was presented by Chamber member Ryan Crowe (right), and Prisk’s daughter, Emily Prisk, offered the comments below as a tribute to the honoree. | COURTESY PHOTO
RABBIT JUDGING is part of the education at the 2025 Floyd County Livestock Show. WINNERS CIRCLE COVERAGE, PAGES 8–10 | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY
EMILY PRISK | SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIAN-BEACONLudustia Prisk, lovingly known to many as “Lulu,” was born on July 22, 1970 in Floydada, Texas to Jerry and Martha Leather-man. The youngest of three siblings, she grew up alongside her brother, John Leatherman, and her sister, Stacy Reeves. A proud graduate of Floydada High School, Ludustia achieved the h...
