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The Spur 327 Band performed at the Street Dance at the Olton Pavilion on Saturday night, during the 45th annual Olton Sandhills Celebration. (Staff Photo by Derek Lopez)

Unaward of the Danger...

Lisa and Lana Holmes loved activity. They were busy little girls. They also had very short attention spans. Just after their second birthday the twins sat at a play station in a corner of their family’s farm kitchen working with play-dough. They were content for the time being.

Baily County Crash leaves one deceased

On Sunday, August 3rd around 2:03 p.m., a one vehicle crash on County Road 163, 0.50 miles north of County Road 1028, left one man dead.A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Jeep was trav-eling south on County Road 163.

2025 Sandhills Sweetheart Pageant winners

2025 Sandhills Sweetheart Pageant winners

Capital Farm Credit Opens Registration for 2025 AgriRoots Conference

College Station, Texas – Capital Farm Credit recently opened registration for its annual AgriRoots Conference, set to take place this year at the Stella Hotel in Bryan, Texas, Oct. 28-29.

Texas Crop and Weather: AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the following summaries:

Widespread thunderstorms across the district brought additional precipitation during the week. Rains added to moisture soil profiles throughout the district, but overall, soil moisture levels were still short to adequate.

West Plains IPM Update, Current Situation

Cotton here in Hockley, Cochran, and Lamb counties ranges from just beginning to bloom (very late) with 7+ nodes above white flower (NAWF) to nearing hard cutout with < 2 NAWF.

Commissioners to meet Monday

A meeting of the Lamb County Commissioners’ Court will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2025, in the Lamb County Courthouse, where a 7—item agenda will be considered for appropriate action.After the Call to order, the public may request to make a public comment on any of the agenda items.