GAME TIME

Wyatt and Janine Hopper enjoyed a Jenga game set up on the courthouse lawn during Christmas on the Square in downtown Levelland. Games and other activities were available to families attending the event. 

Comptroller announces monthly sales tax revenue

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $4.3 billion in November, 4.7 percent more than in November 2023.The majority of November sales tax revenue is based on sales made in October and remitted to the agency in November.

LFD Report

11/26/24 – 2:30 P.M.A hood acceptance test and fire inspection for CO of Lone Star Cajun was done.11/26/24 – 9:57 A.M.The Levelland Fire Department was dispatched to wreck involving an 18-wheeler and a car. Mutual aid was given with the Whiteface Fire Department.

Xcel increases wildfire detection efforts

Xcel Energy is increasing its wildfire detection and mitigation efforts in the Texas Panhandle by introducing artificial intelligence to spot fires early.The company is partnering with Pano AI to install more than 50 camera stations across the region.

SPCAA announces CACFP policy

South Plains Community Action Association (SPCAA) announced their policy for free, and reduced priced meals served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).Each facility and SPCAA have a copy of the policy, which anyone may review.

SPAG begins small business center construction Dec. 10

Regional and local leaders will join representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and the South Plains Association of Governments at 11:30 a.m.

SPC hosts commencement Dec. 13

South Plains College will host its fall commencement ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 13 in the Texan Dome on the Levelland campus.This semester, 541 students applied for graduation, and 258 students will participate in the ceremony.

...Fire in the winter...

The cold, north wind whistled mercilessly through the chilly air. Trees bound in ice seemed as though the breeze would break them, for they were frozen like delicate sculptures on pillows of endless snow. The animals all hid deep in their holes, far from the surface of the stormsmitten terrain.

...How to win friends, corrupt people...

My Dear Strumpet, Oh my goodness, have you joined Twitter/X yet? I had heard rumblings from Meriham (remember him – responsible for the plague in the Middle Ages) that since that meddling Musk took it over, we had lost a lot of our footing. He is so right. It’s a mess over there.