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FLOYDADA, TX – Sierra Snowden and Janeisi Garza lead the Top Ten list for the upcoming Floydada Collegiate High School graduating class of 2024. Snowden is the top-ranking student and will be Valedictorian, while Garza is recognized

FLOYDADA, TX – Punkin’ Capitol USA could strengthen its foothold on pumpkin production in the region following a significant investment in Morales Pumpkins on Thursday morning. Amado Morales is expanding his processing facility within the city limits,

FLOYDADA, TX – The Floydada Collegiate ISD School Board met last night, accepted two resignations, and agreed to hire three others. Brittany Perez and Denisse Saenz have resigned from the High School while Emily Martin (Trainer), Eason

FLOYDADA, TX – Floyd County Commissioners met on Monday and welcomed the county’s newest Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent. Ashleigh Hillemeyer will not be replacing an existing agent. Instead, she’ll be the third in Floyd County and

***EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story said the General Election would be canceled. The Election will NOT be canceled. Two Council seats (1 & 4) have unopposed candidates, so those races will be canceled. The

LOCKNEY, TX – Nearly a quarter of the 893 visits to the Cogdell Clinic in February were to the new Nurse Practitioner, Nicole Munden (210 visits). According to Vince DiFranco, CEO of WJ Mangold Memorial Hospital, there

MUNCY, TX – Residents of Lockney, Floydada, and surrounding communities came together on Saturday to raise $78,000 for the Floyd County Friends through their 28th Annual Benefit Gala. The event raised funds to operate and maintain the

FLOYDADA, TX – An upper-level disturbance was moving across the South Plains Tuesday, bringing high winds, rain, hail, and lightning. One bolt of lightning found its way to a power line pole owned by XCEL Energy in

LOCKNEY, TX – Despite hitting the budget goal for gross revenue during January, the Lockney General Hospital District reported a net loss of $218,594. The loss was almost entirely reflected by charity care of $214,000. During their

FLOYDADA, TX – Twelve students were inducted last night into the A.E. Baker Chapter of the National Honor Society. The students signed their names into the official registry during their induction ceremonies at the Floydada Collegiate High

FLOYDADA, TX – Two separate early morning armed robberies in Floyd County appear to be related but are still under investigation. Police responded to a robbery at Allsup’s Convenience Store in Lockney on Thursday at 3:45 am.

FLOYDADA, TX – After a two-hour standoff on Sunday afternoon, two people are in custody awaiting arraignment on a variety of charges. Floydada police were attempting to serve an arrest warrant to 34-year-old Michael Ramos of Floydada

FLOYDADA, TX – One person sustained life-threatening injuries following a hit and run Wednesday. The incident occurred at the intersection of South Third and West Georgia at 9:30 pm, and authorities believe the vehicle might have been

FLOYD COUNTY, TX—One major challenge many small communities nationwide face is finding and funding a local police force. Floydada struggled to find a new chief of police and instead selected the Sheriff, Paul Raissez, in November as

FLOYDADA, TX – Friday marks the end of an era as a bank that’s been open for more than four decades on Wall Street closes its doors for a final time. On December 15, 2023, Centennial Bank

FLOYD COUNTY, TX – One of two countywide races was decided on Tuesday night, with the other heading for a runoff in May. Priscilla Dehoyas received 58 percent of the vote for Tax Assessor-Collector to defeat Cristina

LOCKNEY, TX – A Sunday morning fire damaged a structure in the 200 block of SW 4th Street. The fire, which was set sometime before 6:00 am, is now being investigated as suspected arson. Floyd County Sheriff

FLOYD COUNTY, TX – Today is Primary Day across Texas, as the Democratic and Republican parties choose their final candidates for the General Election in November. However, many local races will be decided today as there is

FLOYDADA, TX – Five of nine calls to the Floydada Fire Department in February involved grass fires, and the majority came during the month’s final week. According to the monthly report, volunteer firefighters were called out for

FLOYDADA, TX – Harvey and Martha Garza will once again manage the city pool this season following unanimous approval by the City Council on Tuesday. The meeting, originally scheduled to be held a week early, found attendance

FLOYDADA, TX – An industrial accident near Dougherty last week claimed the life of one man, and a second is recovering from the incident. Authorities received a call around 4:30 pm Friday and found two men unresponsive.