February 2024 warmer and wetter than average

Body KNOX COUNTY – Brandon Carr, Manager at the USDA-NRCSJamesE.“Bud” Smith Plant Materials Center northwest of Knox City, reported this February that considerably more precipitation and warmer temperatures were received.The Plant Materials Center recorded 2.

“What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.” – Harold Howe

Body From elementary school libraries to university libraries, the goal that librarians have is to create a space that encourages reading and curiosity. Every librarian needs to be detailed and organized. Every single book has a specific home to which it needs to be returned.

TxDOT scholarship contest awards students who help clean up their communities

Body AUSTIN — Texas students who helped clean up and beautify their communities can now apply for a scholarship contest awarding a total of $10,000.The annual Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications for the 2024 school year.

Students team up to prevent drunk driving crashes

Body CHILDRESS – As spring break approaches, TxDOT is teaming up with college students to make sure their celebrations don’t have catastrophic consequences.The Drive Sober. No Regrets.

A backward glance

Body “Dad used to set type right here,” said David Harrison, one of the two Harrison scions who, back in the day, tidied up the shop, bundled and delivered newspapers, and did every other sort of task that needed doing while their mom sold the ads and kept the accounts and their dad...

114 years–and counting–in Spur

Body If the newspaper is said to be “the first draft of history,” sometimes the newspaper enterprisegetstotakeitsown place in that history.

Massive wildfires ignited by power lines

Body Twowildfiresthatburned more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle were caused by downed power lines, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program

Body COLLEGESTATION–The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation ReserveProgram(CRP)starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024.

Build for the future at the Plains Cotton Growers 2024 annual meeting

Body The Plains Cotton Growers Inc. 67th Annual Meeting has been set for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center in Lubbock. Walk-in registration as well as a continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the program will commence at 9:00 a.m.

Bluebonnet hosts community relations luncheon

Body ANSON-At Bluebonnet Detention Center (BDC) in Anson, we take pride in being an integral part of the community of Anson and Jones County. Our commitment to being a good neighbor extends beyond our facility walls.