Lockney Main Street Summer Celebration underway this week
LOCKNEY – The businesses of Lockney’s Main Street are hosting a week of events as they celebrate summer and prepare to send Lockney ISD teachers back to school. The week of events kicks off Monday night with
Janice Lloyd (Floydada)
Janice Elaine Thompson Lloyd, 91, of Floydada, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home in the company of her loved ones on July 8, 2022. Janice was born December 3, 1930, in Courtland, California, a descendent of
Lance Poole (Floydada)
Lance Poole, of Floydada, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Family arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home of Floydada. Lance Guy Poole was born September 14, 1951, in Matador, Texas, and left this
Poage honored for 60 year service to Floydada Masons
FLOYDADA – In 1959 Roger Poage stood in the center of the room at the corner of 5th and Mississippi in Floydada as he was installed as a member of Lodge #712. In 1990 Roger Poage stood
New Whirlwind basketball coach takes Plainview boys job
FLOYDADA – In a surprise announcement on Thursday, July 7 from Floydada Collegiate Superintendent Dr. Gilbert Trevino, Marc Puente has decided to take the boy’s head basketball job of the Plainview Bulldogs. Floydada hired Puente on April
Benito “B.C.” Hernandez (Plainview)
Benito “B.C.” Hernandez, The Greatest Dallas Cowboys Fan of All Time, 87, of Plainview, passed away on June 30, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Trinity Life Church with
Rubye Terrell (Plainview)
Rubye Oleta (Edmonson) Terrell, 91, formerly of Plainview, went to her heavenly home on June 25, 2022, in Temple, Texas. She is rejoicing with her Savior, her husband Jeff, and many other family members and friends. Visitation
What’s FLiP FM spinning this week? (7/6)
FLOYDADA – With it being a holiday week, one of the charts we report to is “Frozen” – no, they didn’t ‘Let it Go’ – they just took the week off to celebrate the 4th. Not much
Floyd County Native Inks NCAA D1 Contract Extension
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Floyd County native Royce Chadwick has signed a contract extension with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics through the 2024-2025 season. Chadwick is Head Women’s Basketball Coach and just completed his 10th year at the
Floydada punches ticket to Texas West State softball tourney
RALLS, TX – At a young age, a group of Floydada 12U softball players is putting their names among top athletic success on the local scene. They call themselves the Futures. The Futures secured their second Section
Floydada VFD Responds to Two Calls During June
FLOYDADA, TX – Despite very dry conditions across the county, the Floydada Fire Department only had two fire runs during June. Volunteer firefighters were called out on June 11 (5:50 pm) to 223 E. Marivena for a
Futures face Childress in Section 1 Softball Championship
RALLS – The Floydada 12U Futures have really played well by winning the first two games of the Section 1 Little League Softball playoffs at Dag Azam Field with consecutive shutouts. Floydada opened the tourney on Friday
Perfect Weather for Floyd County Independence Day Celebrations
FLOYD COUNTY, TX – Partly cloudy skies and 95 degrees greeted residents from Floyd County choosing to celebrate Independence Day Monday. A good crowd appeared in downtown Floydada for free pancakes courtesy of the Serrato Sisters, and
First National Bank becoming First Texas National Bank
FLOYDADA, TX – After 132 years, downtown Floydada is about to see a change. This one will not involve building or tearing down a building, rather it’s a simple name change. As of August 1, 2022, the
Fun Filled Fourth planned across Floyd County
FLOYD COUNTY – The United States will mark its 246th birthday on Monday. Across Floyd County there will be a number of places to go and events to attend in celebration. 7:00 a.m. FLOYDADA The morning will
Intentional Investing: Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
It is always nice to find a fund that you can buy, kick back and let the distributions reinvest (if you don’t need the money right away) and maybe add to your investment from time to time.
Floydada Futures open Section 1 tourney Friday
RALLS – The three team field is set for the 12U Softball Little League Section 1 Tournament with the Floydada Futures taking on Pecos in the opening game at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Floydada is the District
What’s FLiP FM spinning this week? (6/29)
FLOYDADA – It’s always a good sign when someone we know hits the top of the charts. This week Wade Bowen is back at #1 on the Texas Country chart with his “Phones Don’t Work” while Whiskey
EDITORS NOTE: Delays and explantions
WASHINGTON/DALLAS/FLOYDADA/LOCKNEY – Regular readers of the Floyd County Record have probably noticed a dip in service over the past week. I have a great explanation and an even greater thank you to the Floyd County medical community.
Lockney’s Ceniceros named to Lone Star Varsity baseball Super Team
LUBBOCK – The Lockney Longhorn baseball team made a memorable playoff run in 2022 by advancing to the Region 1-2A Quarterfinals and put together an impressive 20-9 season record along the way. The Longhorns had a strong
From Pumpkin Capital to nation’s capital
WASHINGTON – Nearly two dozen Floydada residents will have traveled to Washington, D.C. by the time the summer of 2022 is in the books. They will travel as tourists, educators, journalists, advocates and students. All will have
“The Market is Vomiting” Cotton Market Expert Explains
LUBBOCK, TX – It’s not just cotton but “the market is vomiting” explains Dr. Darren Hudson, Director of the International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness at Texas Tech University. If you look at export reports, cotton is selling
Cattle on Feed Report Bullish for October Futures
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest cattle on feed report, released Friday, confirmed what many in the industry expected; the highest June 1 inventory since the report first premiered 36 years ago (1996). Officially, 11.8 million head of
Bill McGlaun (Floydada)
Bill McGlaun, 90, of Floydada, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 22, 2022. Bill was born on April 28, 1932, in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, to the late Joseph Andrew McGlaun and Nannie Elizabeth (Shelton) McGlaun. Bill
Barbara Hendricks (Floydada)
Mrs. Barbara Hendricks, age 81, of Floydada, passed away on June 20, 2022. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Moore-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Floydada. Cremation arrangements are under
Sherry Lee Colston (Floydada)
Sherry Colston, age 78, of Floydada, passed away on June 18, 2022, at her home in Floydada. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Floydada Cemetery. Arrangements are
Harvey “Dale” Tardy (Lubbock)
A celebration of the life of Harvey “Dale” Tardy, 89, of Lubbock, TX, will be on Saturday, June 25, at 10 am at First Baptist Church of Lubbock (FBC), followed by a 1 pm graveside at Floydada
Gale Emert King (Floydada)
Gale Myrnita (Emert) King, 73, of Floydada, Texas, passed away on May 29th, 2022. Gale was born on October 17th, 1948 in Pierre, South Dakota, but grew up in Dougherty, Texas. She was a class of 1967
Floydada 12U repeats as District 38 Softball Champions
IDALOU – The Floydada Futures 12U softball team continued their winning ways by going 4-0 in the District 38 Little League Tournament by run-ruling Abernathy 16-2 in the Major Division Championship game on Thursday. The Futures have
Lady Winds Win Slaton Team Basketball Camp
SLATON – The Floydada Lady Winds basketball team has been enjoying success in summer games including going 7-0 at the Slaton Team Basketball Camp on Friday and Saturday. “We played well at the Slaton Team Camp. We