Littlefield native, Nathan McKinnon, was recently promoted to Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Littlefield High School. Born and raised in Littlefield, McKinnon graduated from LHS in 2003.

South Plains College congratulates the nearly 700 students who were named to the Spring 2023 Deans’ List. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

South Plains College congratulates more than 300 students who were named to the Spring 2023 President’s List. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 4.0 and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

(LEFT) Littlefield Family of the Year 2023 presented at the Littlefield Chamber of Commerce Banquet on May 30 was the Lorenz family -left to right- Renee Davis, presenter, Eric Turpen, Neal, Kimberley, and Laney, Wayatt and Bryce Lorenz, in front. (RIGHT) Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, LLC has been named the Business of the Year 2023- left to right presenter Holly Nelson, Eric Turpen, and Steve Cooper COO/Manager of Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, LLC. (Photos by Ann Reagan)

The Littlefield Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet in Special Session on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. in the Jerry Blakely Administration Building.

The Littlefield Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The event was held at the M.A.C.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP) to July 14, 2023, to give producers more time to apply for assistance.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest crop production report May 12, 2023.

Since 2006, Cotton Incor-porated’s Blue Jeans Go Green program has collected denim (made from cotton) so it can be recycled back to its original fiber state and transformed into something new. To date, the program has diverted 2,100-plus tons of denim from landfills and recycled more than 4 million pieces of denim.