Guthrie team runners-up at District UIL last week

Congratulations go to these Guthrie High School students who competed at the District UIL Academic meet last week in Paducah and who will advance to the Regional meet on Friday, April 24, 2026 at South Plains College in Levelland.In team results, the team of Ava Buckner, Clay Hodges, Hallie Irons,...

Motley County to send 17 different students to UIL Regional competition

Congratulations go to these Motley County students who competed at the District UIL Academic meet last week in Paducah and who will advance to the Regional meetmeet on Friday, April 24, 2026 at South Plains College.In Number Sense, the MCISD team of Xzae Ashley, Dempster Campbell, Josiah Martinez...

Valley District UIL Academics Regional Qualifiers advance

Congratulations go to the Valley students below, who competed at the District UIL Academic meet last week in Paducah and who will advance to the Regional meet Friday, April 24, 2026 at South Plains College in Levelland.VALLEY REGIONAL BOUND UIL In Calculator, Violet Farley is regional bound.In Copy...

Silverton advances 4 students to UIL Regional Academic meet

Silverton High School competed at the District UIL meet in Nazareth last week, and four of their students will advance to Regional UIL Academic on April 2223, 2026 at South Plains College in Levelland.In Calculator, the team of Lily Acevado, Andrea Flores, Aubrey Francis and Haygen Rampley placed...

Paducah qualifies 4 students for Regional UIL Meet

Congratulations go to Paducah ISD for results in the District UIL academic meet.

LOOKING BACK

March 27, 1990: End-of-school-year honors March 27, 1990—Keeley Burson and Tara Nance received scholarship checks from the Ex-Students Association at Texas Tech.

Silverton VFD assists in battling nearby 100-acre grass fire

On Saturday, March 21, the Silverton Volunteer Fire Department was called to assist the Tulia Volunteer Fire Department in fighting a wildfire at FM 145 and CR 25 in Kress (Swisher County).There were structures threatened, but all structures were saved from fire involvement with the exception of a...

Motley Co. ISD hears update on bond plans, demolition of old school in February meeting

In the regular monthly meeting of the Motley County Independent School District on February 23, 2026 at 6 p.m., trustees approved the order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Motley County Independent School District unlimited tax school building bonds Series 2026 authorizing the...

Matador Connect

Week of March 27, 2026 Email news items to Marilyn Hicks at mimhicks@msn.comI kind of miss the days when people wore their finest in honor of the significance of Easter.

A Red Canyon spring: April 2026 events at Caprock Canyons State Park

April in the Texas Panhandle is more than just a change in temperature; it is a total transformation of the landscape.