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Motley County ISD holds May meeting

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body The Motley County ISD board of trustees held their regular meeting on May 26, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m.Present were board president Brian Marshall and members Bert Darsey, Tina Brooks, Tanya Radford, Quinten Rose and Sammy Hutchison.

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Week Of July 3, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body The face as well as the interior of the major buildings and fields at the school are changing. Some are being replaced, and all are getting a facelift. The facilities will continue to be a source of pride second only to the students and faculty.

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Free athletic physicals for Motley county athletes

Deyanara Lane |
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body Motley County athletes entering 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th grades this year are required to have athletic physicals completed by August 3rd, 2026.These physicals are provided at no cost at the clinic in Matador, which already has the necessary paperwork on hand.
KCBD NewsChannel 11 sportscaster Pete Christy appeared at the Roaring Springs Full Gospel Church Sunday and delivered a sermon. There was a potluck meal and fellowship following the service. | COURTESY PHOTO

KCBD NewsChannel 11 sportscaster Pete Christy appeared at the Roaring Springs Full Gospel Church Sunday and delivered a sermon. There was a potluck meal and fellowship following the service. | COURTESY PHOTO

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PETE CHRISTY

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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SWEEPSTAKES WINNER inDivision 10,thestate’ssmallestcirculation weeklynewspapers, wasThePostDispatch, afirstfortheGarzaCountynewspaper. Claiming thehonorsfortheDispatch wassportsjournalist RussMorris(above,attheawards luncheon inDallasJune20).Sweepstakes isawarded tothecompeting newspaper withthehighest scoreofpointswonthatyearinallcoverage categories.

SWEEPSTAKES WINNER inDivision 10,thestate’ssmallestcirculation weeklynewspapers, wasThePostDispatch, afirstfortheGarzaCountynewspaper. Claiming thehonorsfortheDispatch wassportsjournalist RussMorris(above,attheawards luncheon inDallasJune20).Sweepstakes isawarded tothecompeting newspaper withthehighest scoreofpointswonthatyearinallcoverage categories.

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Texas Press Association awards recognize 2025 newspaper issues

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body At the annual convention of the Texas Press Association, June 19–21, in Dallas, The Caprock Courier, The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon, The Knox County News-Courier, The Post Dispatch and The Texas Spur were among the state's participating daily, semi-weekly, and weekly...
BIG DATA The sun sets behind the Stargate data center on May 2, 2026, in Abilene. | JON SHAPLEY FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

BIG DATA The sun sets behind the Stargate data center on May 2, 2026, in Abilene. | JON SHAPLEY FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

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Hundreds of data centers are coming to Texas. Here’s what you need to know.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body Texas is experiencing an AI-driven data center boom with at least 248 projects planned statewide. Here’s what the statewide Texas Tribune recently reported about the industry’s rapid growth and the debate over its impact.

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Upcoming summer youth art camps announced

Deyanara Lane |
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body “PaintingwithMissDesarae” has announced a series of upcoming youth art camps across several communities. Families are encouraged to prepay to save on registration fees, and discounts are available for multiple children.
TENTHOUSANDFORTURKEY Leaders in the City ofTurkey turned out to express their thanks to the Texas Panhandle 100 Club for donations to its volunteer fire department. Other communities benefited as well; see pages 4, 6. | COURTESY PHOTOs

TENTHOUSANDFORTURKEY Leaders in the City ofTurkey turned out to express their thanks to the Texas Panhandle 100 Club for donations to its volunteer fire department. Other communities benefited as well; see pages 4, 6. | COURTESY PHOTOs

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Texas Panhandle 100 Club awards area volunteer fire departments

Angie Clarkson |
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Body The Texas Panhandle 100 Club paid $10,000 each to Quitaque VFD, Turkey VFD and Silverton VFD June 25 and 26 to help with repairs and replacements in the wake of the series of wildfires last month.