MUNDAY – The Munday City Council met in regular session on Mar. 12 and introduced newly hired Chief of Police Dusty Bryant. Chief Bryant is familiar with the area as he was Police Chief in Crowell. He served a short stint in the Houston police force prior to coming to Munday. The Bryant family decided the small-town environment is better suited for their family. The family has two children that will be in the Munday school district when the next school “I’m glad to be back in this part of the country,” said Bryant. “We have a deputy in mind that will be graduating from the academy in August and hope to bring him here.”

BENJAMIN – A light turnout for the Town Hall meeting on Mar. 19 at the AgriLife Extension office in Benjamin didn’t slow State Representative James Frank from commenting to a wide range of questions on topics from the costs of health insurance, medical costs, sustainable energy, the school voucher question, and securing the border.

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Is Benjamin’s Coach Nathan Hayes leaving for other pastures? Talk began to swirl this week on social media following a post from the high school sports website Big Country Blitz that Hayes was entertaining an offer from Baird ISD to join their staff as facilities director and athletic director. If the rumor were true, Hayes would likely take two talented Benjamin multi-sport players—his sons Tallon and Keegan— with him, the site speculated.

MUNDAY – Dollar Tree announced it will close nearly 1,000 of its over 8,000 Family Dollar stores after the stores experienced a significant underperformance in 2023, according to the press release by the company.

During the month of February 2024 Knox City PD responded to 28 calls for service and activities. The following arrests were made in the month of February 2024.

Menus for week of March 18-22 Monday: Beef enchiladas, Spanish rice, corn and black beans, chips, apricots. Tuesday: Beef steak fingers with gravy, mashed potatoes, capri vegetables, bread, cookie.