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BRISCOE PIONEERS Wayne and Tina Nance of Silverton will be honored Saturday as the Briscoe County Pioneers for 2025. Read the full profile in Section B—our annual keepsake special section—today. | COURTESY PHOTO

BRISCOE PIONEERS Wayne and Tina Nance of Silverton will be honored Saturday as the Briscoe County Pioneers for 2025. Read the full profile in Section B—our annual keepsake special section—today. | COURTESY PHOTO

133rd Briscoe County Celebration slated for August 1-2

Kodie Fairchild |
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Body The 133rd Annual Briscoe County Celebration is right around the corner, Friday and Saturday, August 1st and 2nd. Fun activities await all ages—including a parade, a rodeo, a car show, shopping, a picnic, fundraising raffles and more.

Texas State Sales Holiday coming up Aug. 8–10

Staff Reports
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Body The Comptroller of the State of Texas encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend Aug. 8–10.
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WORKING JOURNALISTS

News Staff
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Body Staff from fiveWestTexas weekly newspapers managed by Spurbased Paragraph Ranch LLC Media participated in a daylong news writing workshop July 19 at the Dickens County Spur Public Library.
Mexican tater

Mexican tater

Mexican tater tot casserole

Angelina L
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Body No matter where we live, most of us love a good Tex-Mex dish. This one is a phenomenal go-to dish to put together on a busy weeknight. And it’s a big hit to serve for football-viewing parties or movie nights, too.
Harvesting just-right

Harvesting just-right

Harvesting just-right cantaloupes

Ellen Peffley
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Body From the gardenIn last week’s column were indicators of a ripe watermelon – mainly, checking out the condition of the tendril attached to the melon and harvesting when the tendril is dried.
FREE COMMUNITY INFORMATION The Caprock Courier has provided free copies of its most recent Bob Wills Day special section to event patrons and visitors, to help shine a spotlight on one of the community’s bestknown events and the local advertisers who support it.

FREE COMMUNITY INFORMATION The Caprock Courier has provided free copies of its most recent Bob Wills Day special section to event patrons and visitors, to help shine a spotlight on one of the community’s bestknown events and the local advertisers who support it.

KCBD-TV to host broadcast from Turkey Wednesday night

Barbara Brannon |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Body The community of Turkey will host Lubbock’s KCBD News Channel 11 Wednesday, July 23, as one of the five cities selected this summer for the broadcaster’s annual Live Community Coverage Tour.The KCBD team will be at the City Park in Turkey on Wednesday, July 23 at 4:30 p.m.