READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE – On Thursday people gathered around the flagpole outside of the Lamb County Courthouse in Littlefield, as a group of individuals read the Declaration of Independence in honor of Independence Day, which falls on Sunday this year. (L-R): Philip Ricker, Kacy Altum, Rickie Redman, Anna Ricker, Bertha Coronado, Toni Montes, Tony Lucero, Debbie Long, Gary Maddox, Cpl. Jeremy Fowler, SFC Gene Solis, Cynthia Bussey, and Judge Mike DeLoach. (Staff Photo by Derek Lopez)