Breakfast Rotary pancake breakfast tickets on sale

The Levelland Breakfast Rotary Club will host its annual pancake breakfast that will begin the day’s activities for the third annual Cotton & Crude Festival Sept. 23 in downtown Levelland.

Bill’s Backpack donations for the month of Sept.

Bill’s Backpack of Levelland continues to take food and monetary donations to restock from summer break and going forward 2023. For the month of September will be Pop-Tarts. Foods accepted all year include : Pop-Tarts, macaroni &cheese cups, breakfast bars and Pudding cups.

....The Cost of Discipleship....

Fr. Jonathan Phillips Pastor of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Levelland When we think about the disciples of Christ written in scripture we are faced with something greater than a simple movement. Rather, we acknowledge an initiative not taken by mankind but rather by God.

Various changes regarding cropland values

'People sometimes refer to farmland as an investment in gold, plus a coupon,' Bruce Sherrick says. 'You get a fairly low annual cash flow, fairly high long-term rates of return and tax advantages to the asset classes.

Texas drought affecting corn, sorghum crops

Heat and drought have taken a toll on Texas crop production. Limited production of corn and sorghum and the unknown future have caused prices for those crops to spike, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, Ph.D.

NRCS begings accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program applications

USDA is accepting applications from agricultural producers and forest landowners from Texas for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which offers producers financial and technical assistance to address resource concerns on their land.

SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED

Members of the Thunder on the Plains Car Club recently presented the South Plains College Foundation with a check for $10,000 to endow the Thunder of the Plains Car Club Scholarship Endowment to assist SPC students.

PUCT announces secured refunds, credits

The Public Utility Commission of Texas secured refunds and bill credits of $540,513 for Texas electric, water and telecommunications consumers in fiscal year 2023 Sept. 2022 – Aug. 2023.

DPS encourages safe driving practices following Labor Day holiday traffic

Over the course of Labor Day weekend, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) increased law enforcement coverage and is encouraging everyone to drive safely. In an effort to reduce crashes, the Texas Highway Patrol stepped up patrols from Sept. 1, through midnight Sept.

Hockley County grand jury returns indictments

Following Hockley County grand jury that was held August 25, the jury returned 15 indictments that were filed within the 286th District Court. Billy Carol Sherrod, 55, was charged with Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animal – Kill, Poison, SBI.