Floydada Animal Shelter secures transport van

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FLOYDADA – Thanks to quick work and generous donations, the Floydada Animal Shelter now has a van to transport stray animals to new homes. The shelter put out the call earlier this month for donations to raise

Longhorns, Whirlwinds ready for playoffs

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FLOYD COUNTY – The Floydada Whirlwinds and the Lockney Longhorns are ready for the next step of their seasons by playing in the Bi-District playoffs this Tuesday. The Whirlwinds (22-5) will tangle with the No. 15 state

Darty Gin named February Business of the Month

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DOUGHERTY – A banner ginning season has been topped off with recognition for Darty Gin, this month’s Floydada Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. The gin, owned by Rance and Marijon Pernell, handled more than 23,000

Norma Feuerbacher (Floydada)

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February 19, 2022, in Willow Park, TX, Norma Gene Feuerbacher passed into the loving arms of Jesus. She was born to Sam and Lois Weatherall on April 29, 1929, in Roaring Springs, TX, and raised in nearby

Louise (Parrish) Thompson (Plainview)

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Funeral services celebrating the life of Louise E. Thompson, 87 of Plainview, will be Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in Bartley Memorial Chapel with The Rev. Richard Dye, Pastor of First Christian Church-Plainview officiating.  Interment

‘Last Throw Luke’ strikes again at Texas Tech

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LUBBOCK – Yogi Berra would love Luke Holcombe. One of Yogi’s famous quotes of “it ain’t over ’til it’s over” fits Luke to a ‘T’. The former Floydada Whirlwind and current WTAMU Buffalo freshmen uncorked a personal

On The Record: Bill Rhoten and ‘KFLU’

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ENNIS – They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and without question a new play about a country radio station in Floydada with a comedic tagline is quite flattering. Bill Rhoten, playwright and owner of