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Motley County school board grants 3% raise to faculty

The Motley County ISD school board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 13. The board approved the following minutes of the April 14, 2025, regular meeting.In attendance at the April regular meeting were board members Shawn Elliott, Tanya Multer, Tina Broos, Bert Darsey and Brian Marshall.
PADUCAH MEMORIAL DAY

PADUCAH MEMORIAL DAY

PADUCAH MEMORIAL DAY

Paducah, Texas, commemorates Memorial Day annually by honoring veterans with crosses on their courthouse lawn. Crosses were placed this year on May 17 and will remain in place through Memorial Day, May 26. 
MAJ. EPIFANIO“EPPIE”GARZA, U.S. ARMY

MAJ. EPIFANIO“EPPIE”GARZA, U.S. ARMY

Silverton welcomes Maj. Garza, Class of ’89, as Memorial Day speaker May 26

As is its annual custom on Monday’s Memorial Day holiday, this year the Silverton Cemetery Association will host a tribute to its veterans and service personnel at the cemetery, 10135 County Road K (take 13th Street east of downtown).Major Epifanio “Eppie” Garza, a 1989 graduate of Silverton High...

Roaring Springs to honor fallen heroes at Memorial Day program

Roaring Springs and surrounding communities are invited to gather in remembrance and reflection at the annual Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., held at Frank Mitchell Memorial Park in Roaring Springs, according to organizers.This year’s observance will feature two...
CLASS OF 2037

CLASS OF 2037

CLASS OF 2037

Congratulations go to the Guthrie graduating Kindergarten class, the future high school seniors of 2037.

2025 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

GUTHRIEINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICT board meeting, Monday, May 19, 6 p.m., school administration offices, 301 Jaguar Ln., Guthrie, (806) 596-4466 MOTLEYCOUNTYLIONSCLUB meeting,Tuesday, May 20, noon, Senior Citizens Building, 621 Stewart Ave., Matador, (806) 347-2496 SILVERTON CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May...
Happenings at CPL

Happenings at CPL

Happenings at CPL: new program launch

Here at Caprock Public Library, we have all kinds of programs coming up—and past programs that were a huge hit.We recently had our Spring programs with younger classes: pre-K’s “Zoo Day” and “Kinder Kamp Out”; “Drive Thru” with 1st grade, and 2nd grade’s “STEM”.
McKENZIE CATCHES WATER April and May rains have caused lake levels to rise in many areas across the Texas Panhandle and Plains. According to the monitoring site www.waterdatafortexas.org, Briscoe County’s McKenzie Reservoir has increased to 11.1 percent full as of this week. | COURTESY GRAPHIC

McKENZIE CATCHES WATER April and May rains have caused lake levels to rise in many areas across the Texas Panhandle and Plains. According to the monitoring site www.waterdatafortexas.org, Briscoe County’s McKenzie Reservoir has increased to 11.1 percent full as of this week. | COURTESY GRAPHIC

McKENZIE CATCHES WATER

The week before Mother’s Day in downtown Matador, colorful blooms and greenery were bursting out all along Highway 70 for eager garden-gift-givers—from Me & B’s Resqu’d Junkery to Chelle’s Garden and the Motley Farm & Ranch store. | COURTESY PHOTOS

The week before Mother’s Day in downtown Matador, colorful blooms and greenery were bursting out all along Highway 70 for eager garden-gift-givers—from Me & B’s Resqu’d Junkery to Chelle’s Garden and the Motley Farm & Ranch store. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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