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Hockley Commissioners set special meeting Mon.

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
The Hockley County Commissioners’ Court will be holding a special meeting Monday, January 27, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Hockley County Courthouse.Agenda items slated for the meeting include: Read for approval the minutes for the Regular Meeting held at 9:00 a.m.

Reporting winter weather damages

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
On Wednesday, Governor Greg Abbott urged Texans impacted by this week’s winter weather to report any property and agricultural damages sustained from ice, snow, and freezing temperatures by utilizing the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s online, selfreported damage assessment tool.

Hockley County Court Report

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Disposed criminal cases filed in the 286th District Court:State v. Corina Castro Cantu, probation discharge for the offense of manufacturing, delivery of a controlled substance penalty group one, between four grams and 200 grams.State v.
VYING FOR THE TOP SPOT Shelby Guajardo is currently competing in the Entrepreneur of Impact, which community members can vote for her until January 30. She is the founder of Scrubby’s Cleaning Company and the Calling Card Collective. (Staff photo by Dom Puente)

VYING FOR THE TOP SPOT Shelby Guajardo is currently competing in the Entrepreneur of Impact, which community members can vote for her until January 30. She is the founder of Scrubby’s Cleaning Company and the Calling Card Collective. (Staff photo by Dom Puente)

Scrubby’s owner Shelby Guajardo enters entrepreneur voting contest

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Local owner of Scrubby’s Cleaning Company and founder of the Calling Card Collective, Shelby Guajardo is currently competing in the Entrepreneur of Impact.

City of Morton announces special election set May 3

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
The City of Morton will be having a Special Election May 3, 2025 related to the local Municipal Sales and Use Tax, specifically whether to increase the Municipal Sales and Use Tax to be used for General Lawful Government Purposes from one percent (1%) to one and one-half percent (1.5%).
PROJECT FUNDING - South Plains Educational Cooperative (SPECO) received $10,000 in project funding from Texas A&M Work-Based Learning Project. The project funds will be allocated to further develop the Exceptional Transition Center’s (ETC), school-based enterprise by purchasing catering equipment and uniforms for the food truck endeavor. The groups goal is to take our food truck, E-Eats, on the road to each community our students represent and show off their skills. (Photo courtesy of Gloria Gamez)

PROJECT FUNDING - South Plains Educational Cooperative (SPECO) received $10,000 in project funding from Texas A&M Work-Based Learning Project. The project funds will be allocated to further develop the Exceptional Transition Center’s (ETC), school-based enterprise by purchasing catering equipment and uniforms for the food truck endeavor. The groups goal is to take our food truck, E-Eats, on the road to each community our students represent and show off their skills. (Photo courtesy of Gloria Gamez)

SPECO receives funding toward work-based project, food truck

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
South Plains Educational Cooperative (SPECO) received $10,000 in project funding from Texas A&M Work-Based Learning Project.

Weekend cold front brings freezing temps

News Staff
Saturday, January 25, 2025
A weekend a cold front will bring temperatures down and will bring a noticeable drop in temperatures and breezy north winds.Rain showers are also predicted Tuesday through Thursday with temperatures sitting around the freezing mark. A wintery mix is also likely for the nothern Panhandle area.
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