Last week to file for local municipal, school board elections; deadline Friday, Feb. 17

Body For cities and school boards in Floyd County, the filing deadline to run for public office is Friday, February 17. Interested candidates should reach out to local city halls and local school boards. For municipal elections, the following positions will be on the May 6 ballot.

Floydada girls basketball success a matter of never giving up

Body Good things may come to those who wait, but sometimes you just have to go get them.

BURN BAN IN EFFECT

Body THE FLOYD COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20 at the First Texas National Bank Community Room to discuss plans for Old Settlers Reunion that will be held Saturday, May 27, 2023. Meetings have also been scheduled for 6 p.m.

USDA reminds producers of continuous certification option for perennial forage

Body Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar encourages Texans in Panhandle to monitor new Endangered Species listing

Body KEVIN LYONS | TEXAS COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today alerted stakeholders of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to delay implementation of a final rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species.

Southwest Beef Symposium set for Feb. 8-9 in Lubbock

Body The Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for Feb. 8-9 at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock. The program begins at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8 and wraps up after lunch on Feb.