Lockney Council taking steps to revamp downtown
LOCKNEY – Lockney City Manager Buster Poling has a vision for the downtown area, and it includes a new pavilion for the corner of Locust and Main streets. Poling and members of Lockney’s Economic Development Corporation have
Commissioners approve voter software purchase
FLOYDADA – Floyd County Commissioners have approved the next round of ‘tweaks’ to election and voter registration software just one week after residents went to the polls in the 2022 general election. On Monday commissioners approved contracting
Lockney’s Lucy Dean Record wins Golden Fiddle award
FORT WORTH – Already a member of a half dozen halls of fame, 98-year-old Lockney pianist Lucy Dean Record added another award to her shelf Friday night in Fort Worth, receiving the Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing’s
New Lockney police officer now on the job
LOCKNEY – The Lockney Police Department moved quickly on hiring its newest officer, swearing them in late last week. Following Tuesday’s approval to expand the department to three full-time officers, Chief Casey Fitzwater installed Miguel DeLeon in
Audit reports show FCISD financially healthy
FLOYDADA – The Floydada Collegiate Independent School District is making the grade when it comes to money. On Tuesday night the district learned they had received a ‘clean audit opinion’ and an ‘A’ rating from the state
Incumbents loom large on Floyd County ballots
FLOYDADA – With none of the uncontested local races needing to be reported to the state, Floyd County voters overwhelmingly approved the return of the incumbent Republican candidates on one federal and multiple statewide elections Tuesday night.
Lockney PD to hire 3rd officer, Council hears new bank plan
LOCKNEY – The Lockney Police Department will soon expand to employ three full-time officers. The Lockney City Council approved the hiring of a third full-timer Tuesday morning as part of their special called meeting. The new officer, who
Additional Floyd County Grand Jury indictments unsealed
FLOYDADA – An additional six indictments have been released from the Floyd County Grand Jury’s October 13 hearing. The charges are listed below with the defendant’s bond amount in parenthesis. MORE: Floyd County Grand Jury hands down
FUMC Lockney Harvest Festival set for Saturday
LOCKNEY – If you’re wanting to get a jump on Thanksgiving and celebrate the Harvest season, Lockney’s First Methodist Church invites you to come join them Saturday. The church, located at 102 W. Poplar in Lockney, is
Lockney Board debates drug testing program changes
LOCKNEY – A school drug testing policy that once received national attention could soon undergo revisions. Lockney ISD’s board debated for nearly an hour Tuesday evening on what if any changes needed to be made to their