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Summertime means camp time

Summertime means camp time

Summertime means camp time

FBC GIRLS CAMP Last week girls from the First Baptist Church of Floydada enjoyed a week of games, learning and fellowship at the Plains Baptist Camp in Blanco Canyon south of Floydada.MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | COURTESY PHOTOS
Earlier this month members of the Floydada FFA attended the 2025 Area 1 Leadership Camp. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | COURTESY PHOTO

Earlier this month members of the Floydada FFA attended the 2025 Area 1 Leadership Camp. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | COURTESY PHOTO

FLOYDADA FFA LEADERSHIP CAMP

The 501

The 501

The 501

What does it take to be an award-winning University Interscholastic League ready writer? Could I have done it? Who knows? I got assigned to debate. Woe was me.It was a small school. We had one team.
Early July care for annuals and perennials

Early July care for annuals and perennials

Early July care for annuals and perennials

For West Texas gardeners the Fourth of July is the day we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, but for gardeners July 4 is also the target date for deadheading and rejuvenating flowering perennials.Deadheading in early July gives plants sufficient numbers of weeks needed to rebloom before...
DELECTABLE DESSERT Having a bag of organic “frozen” berries on hand for this delicious, healthy fruit crisp is the ideal way to keep them readily available. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

DELECTABLE DESSERT Having a bag of organic “frozen” berries on hand for this delicious, healthy fruit crisp is the ideal way to keep them readily available. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

All-American fruit crisp perfect for the Fourth

I’ve been craving blueberries every day for the blueberry-stud-muffin they are when it comes to being a powerhouse of nutrition.I use both fresh and frozen blueberries. Having a bag of organic “frozen” berries on hand is the ideal way to keep them readily available.
FBC GIRLS CAMP Last week girls from the First Baptist Church of Floydada enjoyed a week of games, learning and fellowship at the Plains Baptist Camp in Blanco Canyon south of Floydada. | COURTESY PHOTOS

FBC GIRLS CAMP Last week girls from the First Baptist Church of Floydada enjoyed a week of games, learning and fellowship at the Plains Baptist Camp in Blanco Canyon south of Floydada. | COURTESY PHOTOS

SPOTLIGHT ON FBC GIRLS CAMP

FLOYDADA FFA LEADERSHIP CAMP Earlier this month members of the Floydada FFA attended the 2025 Area 1 Leadership Camp at Clarendon College, meeting new friends and benefitting from a variety of learning opportunities. | COURTESY PHOTOS

FLOYDADA FFA LEADERSHIP CAMP Earlier this month members of the Floydada FFA attended the 2025 Area 1 Leadership Camp at Clarendon College, meeting new friends and benefitting from a variety of learning opportunities. | COURTESY PHOTOS

SPOTLIGHT ON FLOYDADA FFA AREA 1 LEADERSHIP CAMP

Late cotton widespread throughout PCG pegion

While some areas of the PCG service area may have fewer cotton acres than predicted, that is not the case when you head south on US 87 from Lubbock to Lamesa. What is common, however, is the amount of either late planted or replanted cotton.