SLATON – The Slaton Independent School District Board of Trustees heard an update about efforts to institute a Guardian program in the district Tuesday evening (July 19) during its regular board meeting.
TAHOKA – Preliminary plats for three new subdivisions, encompassing nearly 400 acres in north Lynn County, were approved by Lynn County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Monday.
SEMINOLE – The business portion of the Monday night meeting of the Seminole Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) included consideration of providing a facade grant for Anna’s Beauty Shop in downtown Seminole and a discussion of the SEDC’s proposed 2022-2023 budget.
SNYDER – Grimmett Brothers Inc. closed down Friday.
BROWNFIELD – The Terry County Commissioners met Monday morning to discuss many things, but what stood out the most was Eddie Olivas, the chief appraiser for Terry County, presenting this year’s certified appraisals of the mineral values, or oil.
A new study by agricultural economics experts from Texas A&M AgriLife and Virginia Tech makes a strong case for using historical weather information in crop insurance programs for even more accurate policy pricing.
Texas Tech’s Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI), in conjunction with the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, will host the 41st session of the Texas International Cotton School from Aug. 1-11.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds drought-impacted producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to cover above normal expenses for hauling water or feed to livestock or hauling livestock to forage or grazing acres.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is reminding ag producers about the suspension of size and weight requirements on vehicles involved in agricultural activities due to the drought and heat wave.
•On Aug. 4, 1753, George Washington, a young Virginia planter, becomes a Master Mason, the highest basic rank in Freemasonry. The ceremony was held at the Masonic Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Washington was 21 years old and would soon command his first military operation. Freemasons trace the origins of masonry back to the erecting of King Solomon’s Temple in biblical times.
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