Amelia Garza Mercado (Floydada)

Amelia Garza Mercado, age 91, of Floydada, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Moore-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Floydada. Interment will follow
Lockney School Board Sets Monthly Meeting for Thursday

LOCKNEY, TX – Lockney ISD School Board members will meet on Thursday at 5:30 pm for a regular monthly meeting. Agenda items include the presentation of a Preliminary Budget for 2023-2024, approving Final Budget Amendments for 2022-2023,
Brad Hagood (Floydada)

Bradley Jennings Hagood, 69, was born June 1, 1954, in Canyon, TX. He departed this life to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Brad is survived by his daughters Ashley Hagood and Morgan
Floydada Chamber of Commerce Holds Raffle for School Supply Drive

FLOYDADA, TX – The Floydada Chamber of Commerce invites you to participate in their raffle for your chance to win a cooler with beef from Nutt Cattle Co. 100% of the proceeds will be for the school
Carl’s Cogitations: Why Attend the Services of the Church Faithfully?

Over the past two years, I have spoken with many different leaders at a multitude of different congregations, and all have stated how their attendance at the regularly scheduled services is down. Many congregations during the height
Seven Sentence Sermon: Music Medication

Did you know that formal music therapy was defined and first used by the United States War Department in 1945? According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Music therapy is an evidence-based treatment that helps with a variety of
Lockneyite Taking Reins of WT’s College of Education

CANYON, TX – A 1984 graduate of Lockney High School has been named the new dean of the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences at West Texas A&M University (WT). Dr. Gary Bigham, a
Diamond Dusters Sweep Plainview YMCA League, Claiming 1st Place

PLAINVIEW, TX – The Diamond Dusters 12U team competed in the Plainview YMCA League for the month of June and battled in the championship game on Tuesday. The YMCA Softball League that the Diamond Dusters competed in
Peggy Sanders (Floydada)

Peggy Sanders, age 95, passed away in Crosbyton on July 16, 2023. A Graveside Service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Floyd County Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.
Joan Davidson (Idalou)

Joan Frances King Davidson passed from this life on July 6, 2023, following a brief hospitalization. Joan, the only daughter of Herman Renick and Margaret Lorene Workman King, was born in Hale Center, Texas October 15, 1955.