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LEGEND DEDICATION On Monday, Dec. 8, Lockney schools dedicated a Legend the Longhorn statue on the front steps of LHS with support from the following for their donations to LHS: Plainview Serenity Center, John and Karen Quebe, Andy Stapp, LHS Student Council, LHS Class of 2014, and LHS Class of 2015. | COURTESY PHOTO

LEGEND DEDICATION On Monday, Dec. 8, Lockney schools dedicated a Legend the Longhorn statue on the front steps of LHS with support from the following for their donations to LHS: Plainview Serenity Center, John and Karen Quebe, Andy Stapp, LHS Student Council, LHS Class of 2014, and LHS Class of 2015. | COURTESY PHOTO

LEGEND DEDICATION

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DEC. 17 AG EVENT Brandon Gerrish, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service statewide small grains specialist, talks about wheat at the 2025 Small Grains Field Day at Bushland. | KAY LEDBETTER, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE

DEC. 17 AG EVENT Brandon Gerrish, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service statewide small grains specialist, talks about wheat at the 2025 Small Grains Field Day at Bushland. | KAY LEDBETTER, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE

Crop, livestock risk protection seminar set on Dec. 17 across Panhandle, South Plains

Body The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the AgriLife Extension Crop and Livestock Risk Protection Seminar Dec. 17 throughout Panhandle and South Plains counties.
SANTA ON MAIN STREET It’ll soon be time for the return of Santa Claus to downtown Lockney, on Saturday, Dec. 6. | COURTESY ART

SANTA ON MAIN STREET It’ll soon be time for the return of Santa Claus to downtown Lockney, on Saturday, Dec. 6. | COURTESY ART

Christmas on Main coming up Dec. 6 in Lockney

Body As the holidays approach, the Lockney Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for Christmas on Main, which will take place at West Texas National Bank 7 p.m. Dec. 6.

UPCOMING

Body MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The 11th Country Christmas Ball featuring Wendell Sollis and the Sidekicks All Star Band will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at the Floyd County Unity Center in no glass containers. Tickets are $55 per person; table of 8 is $500.
Serve up a huevos

Serve up a huevos

Serve up a huevos rancheros casserole

Body YOU’VE BEEN ENJOYING Angelina LaRue’s “Food Bytes” column in our pages for years. Starting this week we’re changing things up, with her tasty twist on more traditional recipes in “The Heirloom Kitchen.
Mulch ado about pine needles

Mulch ado about pine needles

Mulch ado about pine needles

Body From the gardenConiferous evergreens like pines, spruces, and firs are evergreens, but this term does not infer that their foliage is forever—coniferous trees shed needles as a natural occurrence of tree maturation.