CITIZEN OFTHEYEAR Floydada nativeandcommunityvolunteer Ludustia Prisk (left) was named Floydada Citizen of the Year at the recent Floydada Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual banquet. The award was presented by Chamber member Ryan Crowe (right), and Prisk’s daughter, Emily Prisk, offered the comments below as a tribute to the honoree. | COURTESY PHOTO
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EMILY PRISK | SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIAN-BEACONLudustia Prisk, lovingly known to many as “Lulu,” was born on July 22, 1970 in Floydada, Texas to Jerry and Martha Leather-man.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Youth from all corners of Floyd County exhibit in 2025 County Stock Show
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Local youth showed off their finest animals in the annual Floyd County Stock Show, held in the Floyd County Friends Unity Center in Muncy starting JanuaryYOUNG EXHIBITORS showed their animal projects in the 2025 Floyd County Livestock show the week of January 8 at the Unity...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Lockney Chamber of Commerce entertains guests, recognizes leaders at annual banquet
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Approximately 75 people attended the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Saturday January 18, 2024.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Floydada City Council approves DuBois resignation, elects Little to fill position
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In the regular monthly meeting of the Floydada city council on January 21, 2025, Mayor Pro Tem Bryan Martin facilitated the meeting as Mayor Bobby Gilliland did not attend.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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FLOYD COUNTY FRIENDS GALA Save the date for this 29th return of a community-wide favorite event at the Unity Center in Muncy, April 12, 2025 featuring music by Josh Weathers with opening act Danny Cadra.MARK YOUR CALENDARS O ld Fashioned Saturday in Lockney will be held Aug.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Floydada chamber recognizes Billie Dean’s recovery efforts in neighboring county
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Registration is open for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch 12-week online course held Jan. 27-April 20.| MICHAEL MILLER/TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO
Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch online course now registering
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Registration is open for the Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch 12-week online course offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Jan. 27-April 20.Cost is $300, and online registration is required at https://tx.ag/GenNext.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The appeal of soaps and such
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The 501Ever been hooked on a soap opera? They give meaning to life — or at least a reason to live, which is almost the same thing. You don’t want to die without knowing what’s going to happen the next day or, more important, on Monday after the weekend. Weekends are hard.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Lockney Friends & Neighbors Center News
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The center is now called the Lockney Friends & Neighbors Center. Our motto is…” Bringing the Community Together!”The Center is open FIVE days a week. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Using udon or linguini, this noodle dish warms your insides
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CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMOodles of noodles sounds like a meal I’d love anytime, day or night. It’s great to see the little noodle shops opening up throughout our communities.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025