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FIREMEN OF THE YEAR At the Lockney Chamber’s 2026 annual banquet Feb. 7, George Basaldua (left) presented the Firemen of the Year award to Austen Rexrode and Justin Graves. | COURTESY PHOTO

FIREMEN OF THE YEAR At the Lockney Chamber’s 2026 annual banquet Feb. 7, George Basaldua (left) presented the Firemen of the Year award to Austen Rexrode and Justin Graves. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Lockney Chamber of Commerce presents annual recognition

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body J. RENAE CONLEE | HESPERIAN-BEACON PHOTOS BY D’LYN MORRISThe Lockney Chamber of Commerce celebrated citizens and businesses at their annual recognition banquet on Feb. 7, 2026, delayed after a January winter storm made travel inadvisable.
4th IN UIL DEBATE Floydada sophomores Jenna Martinez and Braeden Ramirez represented the Whirlwind UIL speech and debate program in district competition Feb. 10. The duo finished in fourth place, scoring ten points towards spring academic totals. The debate meet, which also involved debaters from New Home, was held in Lubbock at the Region XVII Service Center. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

4th IN UIL DEBATE Floydada sophomores Jenna Martinez and Braeden Ramirez represented the Whirlwind UIL speech and debate program in district competition Feb. 10. The duo finished in fourth place, scoring ten points towards spring academic totals. The debate meet, which also involved debaters from New Home, was held in Lubbock at the Region XVII Service Center. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

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4th IN UIL DEBATE

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
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PEYTON NOLAND | NOAH FIERROS PHOTO

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Floydada teams prepare for 2026 diamond season

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body STORY AND PHOTOS BY NOAH FIIERROS | HESPERIAN-BEACON On Saturday, Feb. 7, both the Floydada Lady Winds and Whirlwinds opened their preseason schedules by hosting scrimmages at home.The Lady Winds faced two strong programs from the Lubbock area and went 0–2 on the day.

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KEY ELECTION DATES FOR 2026

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body Feb. 17–27 Early voting open Friday, Feb. 20 Last day to apply to vote by mail Tuesday, March 3 U.S. Primary ElectionSaturday, May 2 Uniform Election (Municipal and other non-coun ty elections) Tuesday, Nov. 3 U.S. Midterm Election
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UPCOMING

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body FLOYDADA 39TH ANNUAL PUNKIN DAYS IT’S 2026 and not too early to mark your calendars now!

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Filings for city councils, school boards coming to a close

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body KAY ELLINGTON | HESPERIAN-BEACONThose interested in running for city council or school board have just a few more hours to throw their hats in the ring. Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at 5 p.m. is the deadline to file to run for a position for area city councils and school boards.
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UPCOMING

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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Body FLOYDADA 39TH ANNUAL PUNKIN DAYS IT’S 2026 and not too early to mark your calendars now!
Floydada and Lockney see significant changes following UIL realignment

Floydada and Lockney see significant changes following UIL realignment

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Floydada and Lockney see significant changes following UIL realignment

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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Body The Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) on Monday, Feb. 2, released its realignments for football, basketball and volleyball—and both Floydada CISD and Lockney ISD have significantly different football districts for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
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