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FLOYDADA ONE ACT PLAY Floydada students earned honors last week at the District One Act Play meet in Post. | COURTESY PHOTO

FLOYDADA ONE ACT PLAY Floydada students earned honors last week at the District One Act Play meet in Post. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Lockney, Floydada High Schools garner awards in UIL One Act Play district competitions

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body J. RENAE CONLEE | HESPERIAN-BEACON Following their district UIL One Act Competition in Sudan on March 3, Lockney High School theatre students will travel to Post on March 25 for the bi-district competition.The group received third place for their performance of C.B.
POST-ED The #1 Lady Winds are currently 2-0 in March with victories over Slaton and Post, and will be seeking their third straight win since a loss to Childress on Feb. 28. | STORY AND PHOTOS, PAGE 5 | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

POST-ED The #1 Lady Winds are currently 2-0 in March with victories over Slaton and Post, and will be seeking their third straight win since a loss to Childress on Feb. 28. | STORY AND PHOTOS, PAGE 5 | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

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UPCOMING

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body MARK YOUR CALENDARS Lockney Chamber of Commerce invites you to Lockney’s biggest event of the year: Old Fashioned Saturday on Aug. 29, 2026. The cost for vendors is $75 for non-food vendors and $100 for food vendors.
MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS County Wide Gin manager Cody Anderson (seated, with wife, Amanda, and daughter Brynn; standing, son Nathan) joined the County Wide Gin group in September 2025. | COURTESY PHOTO

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS County Wide Gin manager Cody Anderson (seated, with wife, Amanda, and daughter Brynn; standing, son Nathan) joined the County Wide Gin group in September 2025. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Changes underway at Lockney’s County Wide Gin

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body KAY ELLINGTON | HESPERIAN-BEACON Cody Anderson, formerly of the O’Donnell area, is the new manager of County Wide Gin and Farm Store in Lockney since September 2025.

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Whirlwinds compete in RB3 Roofing Floydada tournament

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Body The Floydada Whirlwinds baseball team competed in the RB3 Roofing Floydada Tournament on Friday, Feb. 27, through Saturday, Feb. 28. The Whirlwinds competed against teams from New Deal, West Texas Stinnett, and the Lubbock Titans JV.

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FLOYDADA SCHOOL MENU MARCH 9 – MARCH 13

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Body MONDAY Breakfast – Turkey sausage breakfast pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal w/ graham crackers, Lucky Charms cereal w/graham crackers, Cocoa Puffs cereal w/ graham crackers, fresh fruit, fruit juice, milk Lunch –Chicken nuggets w/roll, country fried steak strips w/roll,...
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