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DPS increases enforcement for spring break, St. Patrick’s Day

DPS increases enforcement for spring break, St. Patrick’s Day

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DPS increases enforcement for spring break, St. Patrick’s Day

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body STAFF REPORTSAUSTIN— The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols on roads beginning this weekend to ensure safe driving this spring break and St. Patrick’s Day. March 9-17, the Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct its annual Spring Break and St.
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Personnel changes at West Texas’s Paragraph Ranch Media

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Spur, Texas–based Paragraph Ranch Media announces several recent personnel moves within the organization, which publishes five weekly newspapers in print and online editions, serving 10 contiguous rural counties and 15 school districts east of Lubbock.
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Thank You

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body I am sincerely grateful to the voters of Floyd County for the opportunity to continue serving as your County Treasurer.I am sincerely grateful to the voters of Floyd County for the opportunity to continue serving as your County Treasurer.
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

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FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body FEBRUARY 2026• On February 3, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on US 70 on a 2012 Chevy pickup for an equipment violation.
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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