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(STORY UPDATED at 12:24 pm) IDALOU, TX – 22-year-old Hanna Hernandes of Floydada died on Monday morning east of Idalou on US 62/82 in a two-vehicle collision. Hernandes graduated from Floydada High School in 2020. A preliminary

FLOYD COUNTY, TX – Slick roads greeted drivers across the county on Monday as Winter Storm Mara brought the first of possibly three freezing precipitation events for this week. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office reported no accidents

(Updated at 10:20 am) FLOYD COUNTY, TX – A blanket of snow covered the county early this morning as a winter storm moved through the area. Snowplows from the Texas Department of Transportation were ready to roll

FRITCH, TX – Thirteen students from Floydada Collegiate High School punched their tickets Saturday to the State Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition in March. The regional competition qualifies for the March 2, 2023, event in Dallas,

FLOYDADA – Two city council seats and the Mayor’s chair are up for election later this year, and the filing window for those seats is now open. Districts 2 and 3, currently held by Steve Lloyd and

FLOYDADA, TX – Earlier this month, Floyd County Commissioners met in regular session and approved a plan to purchase six new computers for the Floyd County Library for $6,600 (From VP Business Strategies). Not all of the

FLOYDADA, TX – Last week, Floydada Economic Development Corporation (EDC) members voted to purchase a piece of property in the downtown area. Though a purchase agreement has not been finalized, the group is moving forward on the potential

FLOYDADA, TX – Floyd County needs help to bridge the digital divide, referring to the lack of reliable high-speed internet, but a new statewide map appears to eliminate the ability to access government funding across the 900

AUSTIN, TX – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022 and

FLOYDADA, TX – Floydada Collegiate ISD School Board members were scheduled to meet in regular session on Thursday, but due to a death in the family of Superintendent Dr. Gilbert Trevino, the meeting has been postponed until

MUNCY, TX – Michelle Guerrero was one win from a hat trick on Saturday at the annual Floyd County Livestock Show. Representing Lockney FFA, she took home Grand Champion belt buckles in the goat and sheep show,

FLOYD COUNTY, TX – A large win project in Floyd and Briscoe counties is now under new ownership after an end-of-year acquisition by the Canadian firm, Boralex. The Longhorn project is one of five that EDF Renewables

MUNCY, TX – Gage Baker took home the belt buckle for Grand Champion in the Rabbit Show at the annual Floyd County Stock Show Wednesday. In the win, Baker successfully showed a Mini Lop from the Junior

MUNCY, TX – Day one of the annual Floyd County Stock Show is in the books, and youth from Lockney and Floydada rolled in Wednesday to show their beef cattle. In the Heifer show, Braxton Cole’s Angus

MUNCY, TX – It was a big day for Aubrianna Martinez at the Floyd County Stock Show Wednesday as she claimed Grand Champion in the 2023 Dairy Cattle Show and also took home the Junior Showmanship award.

LOCKNEY, TX – Citizens could see a significant revitalization of the downtown area if efforts by the City of Lockney are successful. The first step begins on Friday morning as the City Council meets in regular session

FLOYDADA, TX – It was a slow month as volunteer firefighters from the Floydada Fire Department responded to just two calls. Early in the month (December 2, 2022), fire trucks were dispatched to a cotton module fire

MUNCY, TX – For more than 60 years, youth throughout the county have been competing in the annual Floyd County Livestock Show, and once again this week, members of the local FFA and 4H clubs will parade

LOCKNEY, TX – The Lockney General Hospital District holds its monthly meeting on Wednesday (January 4, 2023) at noon, the first of the new year. Board members will hear about how W.J. Mangold Memorial Hospital performed during