2026 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY will be observed Monday, September 7, as a federal and state public holiday across the United States.

Think you can’t use cornbread in a salad? Think again

Salads are a summermainstay when fresh garden vegetables are abundant and readily available in their raw state. And we seem to have plenty of warm days to come this season to enjoy them.The typical green leafy salads are always welcomed— but why not think outside the salad bowl?

The 501

Waiting rooms. Will there be one at the Pearly Gates? Will everybody be on their phones?I’m thinking of that line in “Sixteen Tons”—“Saint Peter, don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go; I owe my soul to the company store.”Update that to “First I’ve got to find my phone.” Yep.

Goji berries can stand the heat

From the garden Goji berries can stand the heatGogi (GO-gee) berries are a trendy crop gaining popularity as a superfood but gogi berries have been around a long time.

LOOKING BACK

August 23, 1979: Cooper, Kingery among first class of certified paramedics August 23, 1979: Holly Nance entered Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday . . .State certified paramedics graduating with the first EMS Panhandle class include W.J. Cooper and Anthony...

MOTLEY EMS TRAINING

Motley County EMS had Shelby Elliott instruct them in RSI for Intubating Providers, a course provided through Air Methods AirLIFE Texas. Shelby is the daughterofShawnandShonda Elliott and a 2015 graduate of Motley County ISD.

Childress woman killed in Cottle County crash Aug. 13

A 78-year-old Childress woman was killed the morning of August 13 after swerving into the path of a semi truck on US Highway 62 north of Paducah.Linda Seal of Childress, Texas was driving northbound on US 62, 1.5 miles north of FM 144 a 2021 Ford SUV shortly in after 9 a.m. and entered a curve in...

FNB QUITAQUE LUNCH

Summer ends. Sober rides stay forever

CHILDRESS – The end of summer should be a time of celebration, yet Labor Day continues to be a time when too many people choose to drive impaired.The danger is real. Last year, 35% of all Texas crash fatalities were drug or alcohol- related.

Texas hunting, fishing licenses went on sale Aug. 15

AUSTIN – Summer is winding down and fall is on the horizon which means it’s time for hunters and anglers to renew hunting and fishing licenses.