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Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center residents enjoy outdoor time during the Easter event on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center residents enjoy outdoor time during the Easter event on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

Sunset Valley hosts Easter Celebration

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
After transitioning to new leadership and rebranding as the Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on February 1 of this year, the facility hosted its first Easter celebration on April 3, 2026. This celebration is one that the team aspires to continue as an annual tradition.

Cotton producers face hard choices

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
Nearly 400 Texas cotton producers and professionals gathered for the Plains Cotton Growers’ annual meeting this week with concerns about the upcoming planting season.Texas is the top producer of cotton in the United States, and the High Plains region accounts for twothirds of production.
Attendees play a ring toss game at Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's Easter event on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

Attendees play a ring toss game at Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's Easter event on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

Olton Band receives Superior Rating at UIL Competition

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
Ending their competition season on a high note, the Olton High School Band received a Division 1 rating in concert performance and sightreading.Division 1 is the highest rating possible in UIL competitions, representing a ‘Superior’ performance on the ranking scale.

Xcel Energy to pass on fuel savings to customers

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Xcel Energy’s (NASDAQ: XEL) subsidiary, Southwestern Public Service Company, has filed an update with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) that would lower the fuel portion of electric bills for Texas customers.

RECYCLE YOUR DENIM

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Since 2006, Cotton Incorporated’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.

Pre-Emergence

Kristie Keys
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Service Castro/ Hale/Lamb County 325-665-8790 Kristie.keys@ag.tamu.edu Commercials are running. Social media is full of striped, golf-course lawns. Garden centers have pallets stacked high with bags that promise “ weed prevention.”Yes, it’s pre-emergence season on the Texas High Plains!
Texas beekeepers navigate a mixed honey harvest; Texas Crop and Weather Report

Texas beekeepers navigate a mixed honey harvest; Texas Crop and Weather Report

Texas beekeepers navigate a mixed honey harvest; Texas Crop and Weather Report

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
While Texas commercial honey producers report lower than expected yields, some of the state’s smallscale beekeepers enjoyed a sweeter-than-average year, said a Texas A& M AgriLife Extension Service expert.According to a recently released report from the U.S.
Loren Campbell, Imri Jobe, Lillian Burt, Jeri Holcomb, Claire Lostroh, Charlotte Burt, Maceyn Bellar and Frankie Campbell pose for a photo at the Lamb County 4-H Fashion Show: Fashion in Full Bloom on April 2, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

Loren Campbell, Imri Jobe, Lillian Burt, Jeri Holcomb, Claire Lostroh, Charlotte Burt, Maceyn Bellar and Frankie Campbell pose for a photo at the Lamb County 4-H Fashion Show: Fashion in Full Bloom on April 2, 2026. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

4-H Members Model Fashion Creations at the Lamb County 4-H Fashion Show

Madison Vidales
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Complimenting the changing season, Lamb County 4H members showcased their self-designed spring fashion creations at the Lamb County 4-H Fashion Show: Fashion in Full Bloom on April 2, 2026.
The new director of bands at Littlefield High School, John Barry, speaks at their annual Christmas band concert on Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

The new director of bands at Littlefield High School, John Barry, speaks at their annual Christmas band concert on Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Madison Vidales)

New Littlefield band director inspires student successes, community values

Madison Vidales
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
After the retirement of Bonnie Anderson and Gina Muela, the Littlefield Marchin’ Cats needed a new band director; however, Anderson’s successor would step into a position she previously led for more than 32 years.
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