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Beat the best!

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Body Hesperian-Beacon’s annual football contest begins Sept. 4The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon’s annual football contest begins the first week of September and will continue for 10 weeks.
SORGHUM SAVVY The Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center at Canyon will host the annual Forage Sorghum Plot Tour from 9-11 a.m. on Aug. 25 at the AgriLife Research

SORGHUM SAVVY The Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center at Canyon will host the annual Forage Sorghum Plot Tour from 9-11 a.m. on Aug. 25 at the AgriLife Research

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Texas A&M AgriLife forage sorghum plot tour set for Aug. 25 at Bushland

Kay Ledbetter |
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Body TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICETexas A&M AgriLife Researchand Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center at Canyon will host the annual Forage Sorghum Plot Tour from 9-11 a.m. on Aug.

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Summer ends. Sober rides stay forever

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Body CHILDRESS – The end of summer should be a time of celebration, yet Labor Day continues to be a time when too many people choose to drive impaired.The danger is real. Last year, 35% of all Texas crash fatalities were drug or alcohol- related.

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UPCOMING

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Body FLOYD COUNTY BURN BAN went into effect June 23 and is set to expire without prior notice on Sept. 20, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.
MIDNIGHT MADNESS The Lockney Longhorns kicked off their new football season when Friday turned into Saturday at Midnight Madness. | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

MIDNIGHT MADNESS The Lockney Longhorns kicked off their new football season when Friday turned into Saturday at Midnight Madness. | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

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MIDNIGHT MADNESS

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
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WHIRLWINDS LOOK TO WIN KCBD-TV’s Pete Christy talked recently with incoming head coach of the Floydada Whirlwinds football squad Jeff Smith. | COURTESY PHOTO

WHIRLWINDS LOOK TO WIN KCBD-TV’s Pete Christy talked recently with incoming head coach of the Floydada Whirlwinds football squad Jeff Smith. | COURTESY PHOTO

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New eras begin for Floyd County schools

Russ Morris |
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Body A dawn of a new era has reached Lockney ISD and Floydada CISD as both schools have new athletic directors for the 2026–27 school year.Jeff Smith takes over as athletic director for the Whirlwinds after J.R. Compton stepped down at the end of last season.
SENIOR SUNRISE And just like that, their last year begins— Lockney High School seniors and their families commemorated Senior Sunrise last week to kick off the beginning of their final year in Lockney High School. | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

SENIOR SUNRISE And just like that, their last year begins— Lockney High School seniors and their families commemorated Senior Sunrise last week to kick off the beginning of their final year in Lockney High School. | CERVANTES PHOTOGRAPHY

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SENIOR SUNRISE

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
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