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PUZZLING – Pictured are participants in Wednesday’s summer reading activity at the Hockley County Memorial Library. It was a smaller activity with board games and indoor fun. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

PUZZLING – Pictured are participants in Wednesday’s summer reading activity at the Hockley County Memorial Library. It was a smaller activity with board games and indoor fun. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

Cracked walkways threaten homes, residents in many ways

News Staff
Friday, July 24, 2026
Cracked walkways should be part of any outdoor living space renovation to reduce risk of injuries and even the chance that a home's structural integrity may be compromised.The popularity of outdoor living spaces has increased dramatically over the last decade.

GOP campaigns backed by big money

News Staff
Friday, July 24, 2026
Reports claim that oil and electric industries are financing Texas GOP campaigns, including those of Governor Greg Abbott, who has generated more than $25 million over the last four months in his bid for a fourth term.
SOMETHING TO DO - Pictured are participants in the summer reading activ-ity at the library on Wednesday. They enjoyed many activities like board games, Jenga and puzzles. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

SOMETHING TO DO - Pictured are participants in the summer reading activ-ity at the library on Wednesday. They enjoyed many activities like board games, Jenga and puzzles. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

SOMETHING TO DO

News Staff
Friday, July 24, 2026
ROAD WORK ON SHERMAN - The city road project slowed traffic as microsurfacing was underway on Sherman on Wednesday.

ROAD WORK ON SHERMAN - The city road project slowed traffic as microsurfacing was underway on Sherman on Wednesday.

DOJ subpoenas journalists’ phone records

News Staff
Friday, July 24, 2026
The Trump administration is seeking phone records of several journalists and their relatives to unmask confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
BOARD GAMES INDOORS – Pictured are kids having fun playing classic board games on Wednesday. The library’s summer reading activity featured Sorry, Connect 4, Chutes and Ladders, Candyland and more. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

BOARD GAMES INDOORS – Pictured are kids having fun playing classic board games on Wednesday. The library’s summer reading activity featured Sorry, Connect 4, Chutes and Ladders, Candyland and more. (Staff photo by Ada Niederhauser)

AgriLife announces NWS cattle producers’ guide

C.r. Calhoun News-press Intern
Friday, July 24, 2026
Texas A&M AgriLife announced a user-friendly “Field Guide for Beef Cattle Producers” who find or suspect New World screwworm (NWS) in their herds, which will walk operations through the detection, reporting, collection, submission, treatment and prevention processes.
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