SPOTLIGHT ON FLOYD CO. FFA AT STATE CONVENTION
SPOTLIGHT ON FLOYD CO. FFA AT STATE CONVENTION
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SPOTLIGHT ON FLOYD CO. FFA AT STATE CONVENTION
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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FUNDING AVAILABLE Texas row crop and vegetable producers looking to improve soil health and boost longterm profitability have access to a new round of financial incentives through the Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative, a Texas A&M AgriLife-led program. HANNAH HARRISON, MICHAEL MILLER, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTOS
Funding available for Texas row crop and vegetable producers
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Texas row crop and vegetable producers looking to cut input costs, improve soil health and boost longterm profitability have access to a new round of financial incentives through a statewide conservation effort.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
JULY 21 WEBINAR The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “ID and Management of Common Aquatic Vegetation”on July 21 from 6-7:30 p.m. | LAURA McKENZIE,TEXAS A&M AGRLIFE PHOTO
Learn to identify, manage common aquatic vegetation at July 21 webinar
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AgriLife Extension program to cover identification and treatment optionsThe Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “ID and Management of Common Aquatic Vegetation” July 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $35, and advanced registration is required at tx.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
California, here we come
California, here we come
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If America’s Route 66 would come to be known as The Mother Road, then the National Old Trails Road was the grandmother.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 15 The loan of the “Vaquero” exhibition, featuring photographs by the late Bill Witliff, has been extended so those who appreciate history and culture,Western art, and the cowboy way can stop by and take advantage of this rare opportunity. | FCHM PHOTOS
‘Vaquero” exhibition at Floyd County museum one final week
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“Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy” features photographs by the late Bill Witliff with narrative text (in English and Spanish) that reveal the muscle, sweat and drama that went into roping a calf in thick brush or breaking a wild horse in the saddle.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2026 Community Calendar
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Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirit of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874.LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Lockney celebrated the Fourth last Saturday with a kids’ bicyclye parade, a patriotic flyover, and more. MORE SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 5 | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY
FLY HIGH, AMERICA!
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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City of Floydada schedules aerial mosquito spraying June 10
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Spraying by air to reduce mosquito populations within the city limits of Floydada has been scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2026, at 7 a.m. (weather permitting).
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
UPCOMING
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FLOYD COUNTY BURN BAN has been extended and was effective starting on the 23rd day of June, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. The ban will expire without prior notice on the 20th day of September, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
OFFICIALLY A PIONEER
OFFICIALLY A PIONEER
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Floydada Collegiate High School graduate Brody Hughes signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the next level with Wayland Baptist University. A signing ceremony was held June 17, 2026 at the Floydada High School library.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026