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Rainwater Harvesting Conference registration continuing

K.l. Steiert |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body Registration for the Rainwater Harvesting Conference on Thursday and Friday, March 27 and 28 at the Amarillo Area Foundation’s Harrington Center for Philanthropy at 919 South Polk in Amarillo remains underway.The two- day conference runs from 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Food handlers training program to be held March 8 in Floydada

Food handlers training program to be held March 8 in Floydada

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Food handlers training program to be held March 8 in Floydada

Natalie Snowden |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body A food handlers course accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services is being offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Floyd County Office. Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, 20025 starting at 1-3 p.m.
Time to plant onions

Time to plant onions

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Time to plant onions

Ellen Peffley
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body From the gardenIt is time to get those onion transplants into the garden.Onions have an optimum temperature range of 55° to 75° for ideal growth and bulb development. In mid-March day temperatures are normally in the 70s, while night temperatures are still cool.

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Lockney Friends & Neighbors Center News

Joy Dalrymple
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body 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.
CAULIFLOWER CRITICS may change their minds after trying these taco alternatives. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

CAULIFLOWER CRITICS may change their minds after trying these taco alternatives. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

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Cauliflower hot-wing tacos tasty for Tuesdays—or any day of the week

Angelina L
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body Whether you’re looking for something different for your taco Tuesday dinner or want to try a new taco filling any day of the week, this one is for you. Buffalo chicken wings are practically a food group all on their own, and this one is a super nutritious version.

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UPCOMING

News Staff
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body OLD SETTLERS MEETING The Floyd County Pioneers Association will hold an Old Settlers meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, March 10 at the Museum. Plans for the 2025 Old Settlers Reunion will be discussed. Everyone is invited to attend.
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

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FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRIME REPORT

January 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body • On January 24, 2025, the Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the 200 block of East Locust Street in Lockney after deputies found a stolen pickup truck and water trailer.
STAPP STEPS IT UP in a new season of “Tex Mex Motors” soon to be released on Netflix. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we — and Stapp — learn the date. | COURTESY PHOTO

STAPP STEPS IT UP in a new season of “Tex Mex Motors” soon to be released on Netflix. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we — and Stapp — learn the date. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Stapp Body Shop featured on Netflix ‘Tex Mex Motors’ Season 2

Liz Adams |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body Lockney native and third-generation bodyshop owner Andy Stapp appeared on the second season of the Netflix reality series “Tex Mex Motors.
BARRICADED INSIDE this house on W. Grover St. in Floydada for several hours, fugitive Alberto Guerrero was taken into custody around 3 a.m. Saturday. Guerrero is jailed on a $3 million bond. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

BARRICADED INSIDE this house on W. Grover St. in Floydada for several hours, fugitive Alberto Guerrero was taken into custody around 3 a.m. Saturday. Guerrero is jailed on a $3 million bond. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

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Fugitive in custody after Friday Night standoff in Floydada

Staff Reports
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body After attempting to execute felony warrants on a Floyd County fugitive around 7:30 last Friday night, Feb. 28, officers from numerous agencies took Alberto Guerrero, Jr., age 38, into custody in the early hours Saturday, Mar. 1.
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