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Floydada Dog of the Week

Floydada Dog of the Week

Floydada Dog of the Week

Body MEET SELMA Floydada’s dog of the week is Selma. A sweet and petite Pittie mix, she is approximately 2 years old and weighs 5 lbs. She was dumped out in the country and found by a semi driver. She is currently in boarding and desperately needs a 3-week foster!
National Cotton Council Chair Shawn Holladay (and PCG board member), Rep. Arrington and ACP chair Nathan Reed, producer in Arkansas.

National Cotton Council Chair Shawn Holladay (and PCG board member), Rep. Arrington and ACP chair Nathan Reed, producer in Arkansas.

Arrington joins American Cotton Producers Meeting

Body DALLAS—Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), chair of the House Budget Committee, joined the spring meeting for American Cotton Producers (ACP) in Dallas on April 13 and 14.
The Lady Landowner Series April 27 through June 1 is designed to answer management questions from female land and ranch owners. | Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft

The Lady Landowner Series April 27 through June 1 is designed to answer management questions from female land and ranch owners. | Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft

Online series for female landowners starts April 27

Body The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a six-part virtual Lady Landowner Series program starting April 27. The series offers research- based information designed to empower female landowners.

Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies, April 22-24

Body KEVIN LYONS | COMPTROLLER.TEXAS.GOV With the severe weather season upon us, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m.
UPCOMING

UPCOMING

UPCOMING

Body DEA NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY is NOW til April 21. Payne Pharmacy in Floydada is a designated dropoff site. Start spring cleaning those medicine cabinets and drop off your unused, unwanted drugs by the store and they will dispose of them properly.
Lockney Co-op Gin under new ownership, now County Wide Cotton Gin

Lockney Co-op Gin under new ownership, now County Wide Cotton Gin

Lockney Co-op Gin under new ownership, now County Wide Cotton Gin

Body What could have been the end of a longtime cotton ginning operation in Lockney, instead has become an exciting new beginning. Last year, Clay Lowrance, president and general manager of Lockney Co-op Gin, was facing a challenging situation.
EDCs HELP MANGOLD Brent Baker of the Lockney Economic Development Corporation and his Floydada EDC counterpart Ryan Crowe present W.J. Mangold Memorial Hospital CEO Vince DiFranco with check donations to the Mangold Hospital Foundation toward the purchase of a new Phillips CT machine for the hospital. DiFranco said the foundation had raised $300,000 toward the purchase. Installation of the new machine began on Monday, April 17. | COURTESY PHOTO

EDCs HELP MANGOLD Brent Baker of the Lockney Economic Development Corporation and his Floydada EDC counterpart Ryan Crowe present W.J. Mangold Memorial Hospital CEO Vince DiFranco with check donations to the Mangold Hospital Foundation toward the purchase of a new Phillips CT machine for the hospital. DiFranco said the foundation had raised $300,000 toward the purchase. Installation of the new machine began on Monday, April 17. | COURTESY PHOTO

EDCs HELP MANGOLD

Body EDCs HELP MANGOLD Brent Baker of the Lockney Economic Development Corporation and his Floydada EDC counterpart Ryan Crowe present W.J.