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FLOYDADA SCHOOL MENU FEB. – FEB. 13

Body MONDAY NO SCHOOL – PRESIDENT’S DAY TUESDAY Breakfast – Sweet apple frudel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal w/graham crackers, Honey Cheerios cereal w/graham crackers, Trix cereal w/graham crackers, fresh fruit, fruit juice, milk Lunch –Cheesy diced chicken nachos, country fried...

LOCKNEY SCHOOL MENU FEB. 17–20

Body TUESDAY Breakfast –Breakfast sandwich, applesauce, fruit juice, milk Lunch – Steak fingers, gravy, roll, green beans, mashed potatoes, peaches, milkWEDNESDAY Breakfast – Waffle, sausage, pears, fruit juice, milk Lunch – Ham & cheese, baked beans, tomato soup, apple slices,...
LADY HORNS gave up a loss Feb. 3 to Farwell, 70-22.

LADY HORNS gave up a loss Feb. 3 to Farwell, 70-22.

Longhorns and Lady Horns host Farwell, travel to Hale Center in district play

Body STORY AND PHOTOS BY FRED CERVANTES | HESPERIAN-BEACONThe Lockney Lady Horns and Longhorns continued district play following losses to Sudan and Olton, as both teams remained winless in district competition.Lockney hosted Farwell on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
TRAINING TIME The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture Training on March 3 in Lubbock and March 10 in Canyon. | HANNAH HARRISON/ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO

TRAINING TIME The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture Training on March 3 in Lubbock and March 10 in Canyon. | HANNAH HARRISON/ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO

AgriLife Extension to offer CenterPoint training in March in Lubbock, Canyon

Body The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture Training on March 3 in Lubbock and March 10 in Canyon.The March 3 training will be at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock, 1102 E. Farm-to-Market Road 1294.

2026 Democratic Primary Ballot, Floyd County

Body U. S. Senator James Talarico Jasmine Crockett Ahmad R. Hassan Maggie Ellis Cory L. CarlyleJustice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Kyle Rable Chari Kelly GovernorJose Navarro Balbuena Chris Bell Patricia Abrego Zach Vance Carlton W.

2026 Republican Primary Ballot, Floyd County

Body Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 Part U. S. SenatorJohn Cornyn Virgil John Bierschwale Ken Paxton Anna Bender Wesley Hunt Gulrez “Gus” Khan John O. Adefope Sara Canady Tom Sell Donald R.
FIREMEN OF THE YEAR At the Lockney Chamber’s 2026 annual banquet Feb. 7, George Basaldua (left) presented the Firemen of the Year award to Austen Rexrode and Justin Graves. | COURTESY PHOTO

FIREMEN OF THE YEAR At the Lockney Chamber’s 2026 annual banquet Feb. 7, George Basaldua (left) presented the Firemen of the Year award to Austen Rexrode and Justin Graves. | COURTESY PHOTO

Lockney Chamber of Commerce presents annual recognition

Body J. RENAE CONLEE | HESPERIAN-BEACON PHOTOS BY D’LYN MORRISThe Lockney Chamber of Commerce celebrated citizens and businesses at their annual recognition banquet on Feb. 7, 2026, delayed after a January winter storm made travel inadvisable.
4th IN UIL DEBATE Floydada sophomores Jenna Martinez and Braeden Ramirez represented the Whirlwind UIL speech and debate program in district competition Feb. 10. The duo finished in fourth place, scoring ten points towards spring academic totals. The debate meet, which also involved debaters from New Home, was held in Lubbock at the Region XVII Service Center. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

4th IN UIL DEBATE Floydada sophomores Jenna Martinez and Braeden Ramirez represented the Whirlwind UIL speech and debate program in district competition Feb. 10. The duo finished in fourth place, scoring ten points towards spring academic totals. The debate meet, which also involved debaters from New Home, was held in Lubbock at the Region XVII Service Center. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

4th IN UIL DEBATE

Body 4th IN UIL DEBATE