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MISS FLOYD COUNTY PAYTON SHUPING enjoyed bubble fun with Mini Tinlee Edwards and Petite Cristalina Cruz at a recent street fair in Lockney. | COURTESY PHOTO

MISS FLOYD COUNTY PAYTON SHUPING enjoyed bubble fun with Mini Tinlee Edwards and Petite Cristalina Cruz at a recent street fair in Lockney. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Pageant competitions in Floyd County: More than what meets the eye

Angela Clark |
Thursday, June 4, 2026
When Susan Magallanes first started down the path of pageants with her daughter, she had no idea she would still be guiding pageant girls almost 30 years later in her retirement.
FLOYDADA GRADUATE Kylan Sanders Francis was tapped recently to serve as district engineer for TxDot’s Lubbock District, the first woman to serve in that capacity. | COURTESY PHOTO

FLOYDADA GRADUATE Kylan Sanders Francis was tapped recently to serve as district engineer for TxDot’s Lubbock District, the first woman to serve in that capacity. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Francis named TxDOT Lubbock district engineer

Staff Reports
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Kylan Francis, P.E., was recently named the district engineer for TxDOT’s Lubbock District, according to a press release from the agency.
ROUTE SUPERMAN Gordon Elliott, 90, proprietor of the famous Rail Haven Motor Court in Springfield, Missouri, is a fan of the Steakburger and fries from the nearby Steak ’n Shake.

ROUTE SUPERMAN Gordon Elliott, 90, proprietor of the famous Rail Haven Motor Court in Springfield, Missouri, is a fan of the Steakburger and fries from the nearby Steak ’n Shake.

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Mother Road meals, in Missouri and beyond

Text And Photos By Barbara Brannon And Kay
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Route 66 experience is as much about the meals as it is the miles, we’d learned decades ago, when an impromptu jaunt to the Cadillac Ranch west of Amarillo wound up with a birthday dinner at The Big Texan on the city’s eastern fringes.So today, rested up after the early-morning Route 66...
Floyd County, Floydada, Crosby County officers involved in chase, fatal shooting May 24

Floyd County, Floydada, Crosby County officers involved in chase, fatal shooting May 24

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Floyd County, Floydada, Crosby County officers involved in chase, fatal shooting May 24

Barbara Brannon |
Thursday, May 28, 2026
On Sunday, May 24, 2026, a pursuit involving a Floydada police officer and a Floyd County Sheriff's deputy ended in Crosby County Sunday afternoon following an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who was not identified by name, sex, age or ethnicity in information released by the Floyd County...

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UPCOMING

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2026
SUMMER FUN IN THE SUN The Floydada Swimming Pool will officially open for the summer on Saturday, May 23. Regular pool hours are 12 noon to 5 p.m.; regular weekly days are Tuesday–Sunday. Entry fee is $3.75 per person.

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Floydada hires new defensive coordinator

Russ Morris |
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Floydada Whirlwinds have found their new defensive coordinator for the 2026 football season. Coach Jonathan Thiebaud joins the staff after spending four seasons as the athletic director for Lockney ISD.Coach Thiebaud graduated from Dublin ISD in 2001.
Lockney hires veteran coach Michael Lewis as AD, head football coach

Lockney hires veteran coach Michael Lewis as AD, head football coach

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Lockney hires veteran coach Michael Lewis as AD, head football coach

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
On May 26, Lockney ISD announced via Facebook that it had hired Michael Lewis as the school’s new athletic director and head football coach, following the non-renewal of a contract with Jonathon Thiebaud.“Coach Lewis brings over 20 years of coaching and leadership experience in Texas, Virginia, and...
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