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HONORED BY SCHOOL BOARD from Duncan Collegiate Elementary were fifth graders Sophia Picaso and Rogelio Medrano. The Duncan Elementary Support Staff of the Month as Bailey Nutt. Floydada Collegiate Junior High Students of the Month recognized were Sebastian Salazar and Braelynn Sinkhorn, and Floydada Collegiate High School students recognized were Katie Landon and Isabel Johnston. Secondary Educator of the Month was Matthew Strickland. | FLOYDADA CISD PHOTO

HONORED BY SCHOOL BOARD from Duncan Collegiate Elementary were fifth graders Sophia Picaso and Rogelio Medrano. The Duncan Elementary Support Staff of the Month as Bailey Nutt. Floydada Collegiate Junior High Students of the Month recognized were Sebastian Salazar and Braelynn Sinkhorn, and Floydada Collegiate High School students recognized were Katie Landon and Isabel Johnston. Secondary Educator of the Month was Matthew Strickland. | FLOYDADA CISD PHOTO

Floydada ISD School Board recognizes Students and Educators of the Month

A. B. Duncan Elementary 5th grade Students of the Month Sophia Picaso and Rogelio Martinez were recognized during the regular meeting of the Floydada ISD School Board that took place Sept. 9, 2025, along with support staff member Bailey Nutt as Educator of the Month.Junior High and High School...
IFYOU LIKETEX-MEX, I know this is a dip you will enjoy trying with your family and friends. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

IFYOU LIKETEX-MEX, I know this is a dip you will enjoy trying with your family and friends. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Skillet bean dip

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMHow about a new spin on an old favorite?
Canning the harvest

Canning the harvest

Canning the harvest

CUISINE & CULTUREVegetables and fall fruit just keep coming. Gardeners can preserve their produce for later use by canning.Canning used to be a staple culinary practice done by our mothers or grandmothers.
The 501

The 501

The 501

COMMENTARYShades of “1984.” Spies are afoot.OK. I don’t really remember “1984” that well. I read it back in the late 1960s. Then in 1984 things didn’t play out exactly as predicted. That I remember.Who wrote it? George Orwell? That’s my guess.

FLOYDADA SCHOOL MENU SEPT. 29 – OCT. 3

MONDAY Breakfast – Turkey sausage biscuit sandwich, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal w/graham crackers, Honey Cheerios w/graham crackers, Trix cereal w/ graham crackers, fresh fruit, fruit juice, milkLunch –Crispy chicken patty sandwich, country fried strips w/roll, two cheese grilledcheese sandwich,...