What’s FLiP FM spinning this week? (8/17)
FLOYDADA – Some weeks are still waters where nothing changes, others are roaring rapids where nothing is the same. This week is one of those roaring rapids as we’ve had lots of change to the charts. MAINSTREAM
Team that beat Floydada Futures wins World Series
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Waco Midway 12U softball team finished a strong journey through the Little League softball playoffs by winning the World Series Championship on Monday. Midway had to come back from a 3-0 deficit to
Floydada’s Garza among SPC Plainview nursing grads
PLAINVIEW – A Floydada native is among a new crop of graduates from the South Plains College Vocational Nursing Program at the school’s Plainview campus. Brittany Garza was one of five graduates that took part in a
Two Floyd County players on A-J’s preseason Super Team
LUBBOCK – The Floydada Whirlwinds and Lockney Longhorns each had a player named by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal to the Lone Star Varsity small-school football preseason Super Team on Sunday. Floydada sophomore kicker Leo Mendoza was selected to
Patsy Griffith (Plainview)
Patsy “Pat” LaNeil Ashton-Griffith, age 81, passed away on August 11, 2022, in Grapevine, Texas. Patsy passed away from natural causes at Dancing River Assisted Living Facility. Services will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at
Mark Contreras (Plainview)
Mark Contreras, 20, of Plainview, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 18, 2022, at La Primera Iglesia Bautista in Lockney, Texas, with Pastor Salvador Bernal
Budget season continues for county, schools, cities
FLOYD COUNTY – It’s not exciting, it’s confusing to a number of people, but it’s necessary to keep our institutions running. It’s time for the county, cities and school districts to set their budgets for the upcoming
Changes coming for Lockney Junior High & High School students
LOCKNEY – As Lockney ISD gets ready for the 2022-2023 school year to begin, the Junior High and High School are making some changes and reiterating some previous policy notes before the first bell rings. Both schools
Longhorns have positive results in first scrimmage
FRITCH – New Lockney football head coach Jonathan Thiebaud liked what he saw in the Longhorns first football scrimmage of the pre-season on Friday night. The contest ended up in a 0-0 tie as neither team was
On The Record: Main Street Church of Christ’s Carl Hartman
LOCKNEY – Carl Hartman is jumping into the community with both feet. The new Minister at Lockney’s Main Street Church of Christ has officially been with the church since August 1. Since that time he’s already joined
Compton applauds Whirlwinds effort in Farwell scrimmage
FARWELL – Whirlwinds Head Coach J.R. Compton and his staff knew going into Thursday night’s scrimmage with the Farwell Steers they would be facing a solid football program. Afterward Compton expressed optimism in what he saw in
Thiebaud ready for Friday’s scrimmage at Sanford-Fritch
Head Coach Jonathan Thiebaud instructing defensive players during the first practice of 2022 on August 1. (Ryan Crowe/FCR)
Tickets still available for Floyd County Friends Fest
MUNCY – If your Saturday social calendar still has an empty spot on it, we have a suggestion on how to fill it. The Floyd County Friends Fest is taking place this Saturday at the Floyd County
Compton looking for Winds to execute well at Farwell scrimmage
FLOYDADA – Everything is pretty much still in the ‘honeymoon’ stage for Texas high school football teams in preparing for the upcoming 2022 football season. Workouts are in their second week and full pads with contact has
4-H asking fans to go blue for Floyd County Championship
FLOYD COUNTY – Floyd County’s storied rivalry will be fought on the football field next month with one team in red, the other green. If two 4-H girls have their way, the fans will all be in
Harold Wayne Bennett (Floydada)
Harold Wayne Bennett, age 92, of Floydada, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022. A Funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church of Floydada, with Gary Boles, Rance
What’s FLiP FM spinning this week? (8/10)
FLOYDADA – Some weeks we could be accused of making no changes. This week that would *technically* be true as the music is exactly the same as it was last week. MAINSTREAM COUNTRY: #1 Kane Brown –
Rain brings large amount of flying red ants to Downtown Floydada
FLOYDADA – Tuesday’s rain brought moisture and bugs to downtown Floydada as the city received six tenths of an inch of rain followed by a swarm of flying red ants. According to Texas AgriLife Extension Integrated Pest
Floydada CISD reminding parents of free supplies
FLOYDADA – As parents get deep into back-to-school shopping, Floydada Collegiate ISD has a reminder that school supplies will be provided to their students this year. The district’s board voted in May to use $75,000 in Elementary
Sally Bradley (Lubbock)
Sally Edna Bradley passed away on August 3, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas. She and her husband, Pat – a banker with American State Bank, were once members of the Floydada community. On February 19, 1940, Sally was
E. Sue Donnan (Ohio)
E. “Sue” Donnan, 78, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, in Hospice of Dayton. Sue was born July 17, 1944, in Floyd County, Texas, the daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Robison)
Firefighters from across state pay respects to Guthrie
FLOYDADA – The Floydada man that served his community as a volunteer firefighter for more than 50 years was laid to rest Monday surrounded by hundreds of firefighters from across the state. Larry Guthrie, former Floydada Volunteer
Floyd County 4-H awarded $5,000 Bayer grant
The following news release was submitted by Floyd County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. FLOYD COUNTY – Local farmer Aaron Dietrich recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Floyd County 4-H. Floyd County
Hughes sentenced to 25 years in jail
FLOYDADA – The Floydada mother convicted Thursday in connection to the 2019 death of her 17-month-old has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. MORE: Floydada mother convicted in daughter’s 2019 death On Friday a Floyd County
Floydada VFD Responds to Six Calls in July
FLOYDADA, TX – It was a busy July for the Floydada Volunteer Fire Department as they responded to six calls, including four in the first ten days of the month. Surprisingly, despite the ongoing drought, firefighters were
Football numbers good for Horns, Winds
FLOYD COUNTY – Lockney’s Jonathan Thiebaud and Floydada’s J.R. Compton both appear to be pleased with the number of football players who reported for the first day of pre-season drills and conditioning on Monday. “Right now we
Floydada mother convicted in daughter’s 2019 death
FLOYDADA – With sighs and shaking of heads, the family of Tara Hughes heard the verdict read in the 2019 wrongful death of 17-month-old Haizlee Rea Trevino Thursday afternoon at the Floyd County Courthouse. Hughes was convicted
Steve Pritchett (Amarillo)
Steve Pritchett of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada, with visitation before the service, 9:30 a.m. –
Larry Guthrie (Floydada)
Larry Guthrie, age 75, of Floydada, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2022, at the First Baptist Church in Floydada, with Mark Snowden and Kelly
Trial underway for mom accused in 2019 death of toddler
UPDATE 8/4 4:30 p.m. – Tara Hughes found guilty of intentionally or knowingly causing blunt force trauma in the death of her daughter Haizlee Trevino. The jury deliberated for 40 minutes before returning their verdict. Next will