Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.

Pastors Eddie and Pat Trice and the South Plains Church family are proud to announce that South Plains Church will be hosting the XO Marriage Conference by live simulcast from Gateway Church in Southlake, TX on February 12 and 13. The XO Marriage Conference is an annual event of Jimmy & Karen Evans and Marriage Today Christian Ministry.

For those with heart conditions or other medical conditions that may weaken your heart, keeping your heart healthy and protected during a pandemic is important. Cholesterol and blood pressure issues, as well as arrythmias or cardiomyopathy, are heart conditions that can make contracting COVID-19 more serious.

Lamb County Commissioners will conduct a business meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in the Lamb County Courthouse, where they will consider nine items on their agenda. That also includes the five consent agenda items, to make the agenda ten items for their consideration.

154th DISTRICT COURT Waiver of Jury Trials Robert Addison Harrell entered a guilty plea to the third degree felony charge of Theft Prop $2,500<$30K ENH IAT. The sentence of 10 years in TDCJ, Correctional Institutions Division was suspended and the defendant was placed on Community Supervision for 10 years.

“The Texas Restaurant Association applauds our state’s leaders for prioritizing pandemic liability protections for businesses — like local restaurants — that are going above and beyond to keep their customers and employees safe. COVID-19 has devastated the restaurant industry, but with tools like liability protections, we can work together to ensure the Texas economy recovers stronger than ever,” said Dr. Emily Knight, CEO of the Texas Restaurants Association.

Wednesday was National Signing Day for high school athletes across the nation. Littlefield senior, Tyree Jones, signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday in the Courtyard of Littlefield High School to continue his football career at Eastern New Mexico University.