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STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO

STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO

A tornado or straight line winds?

Warningcoordination
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Body STAFF REPORTSMeteorologist Rick Smith from the National Weather Service in Norman, OK visited Munday on May 2, 2025 to assess damage caused by an intense severe storm that struck the community on April 29, 2025.
PLANT PARADISE Visit the Knox County Safety Rest area at 3994 US-82, Benjamin, TX 79505 to get acquainted with numerous drought-tolerant plant species. | TxDOT PHOTO

PLANT PARADISE Visit the Knox County Safety Rest area at 3994 US-82, Benjamin, TX 79505 to get acquainted with numerous drought-tolerant plant species. | TxDOT PHOTO

Knox County Safety Rest Area showcases xerophytes

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Body TheKnoxCounty Safety Rest Area landscape qualifies as a xerophytic mini-botanic garden. Xerophytic plants are those that are able to survive in environments with little water. The term ‘xerophyte’ comes from the Greek xeros, meaning dry, and phyton, meaning plant.
STATE BOUND

STATE BOUND

STATE BOUND

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Body The Benjamin ISD One Act Play, "Cicada" will be performed on May 12 at 3 p.m. at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center in Austin. Tickets for State OAP are available to purchase in advance or day of contest (as available).

Knox notes

News Staff
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Body Clean up day scheduledBENJAMIN-Keep Benjamin Beautiful has scheduled a clean-up day Saturday, May 17, 2025. There will be a potluck lunch at the new bays of the BVFD.Vet Clinic May 17BENJAMIN-The city of Benjamin has scheduled a Vet Clinic Saturday, May 17, 2025 starting at 8 a.m.

Knox County Aging Center Menus

News Staff
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Body Menus for week of April 5-9 Monday: Stuffed baked potato with BBQ, baked beans, apple crisp.Tuesday: Beef tips with gravy, egg noodles, mixed vegetables, hot roll, dessert.Wednesday: Goulash, green peas, carrots, bread, fruit.
BRICK DESTROYED The Main Street Performance Auto shop in Munday, owned by J. R. Hodges, lost bricks and a window from its upper story when high winds blew through around 6:30 p.m. April 29. | RACHEL FARMER PHOTO

BRICK DESTROYED The Main Street Performance Auto shop in Munday, owned by J. R. Hodges, lost bricks and a window from its upper story when high winds blew through around 6:30 p.m. April 29. | RACHEL FARMER PHOTO

Munday takes hit in line of Knox storms Tuesday

News Staff
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Body BARBARA BRANNON | NEWS-COURIER It’s become almost a regular drill across West Texas recently: the storm watches whip up by midday on news outlets and phone alerts, and by late afternoon the skies grow ominous and the wind blows harder.
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