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REGIONAL CHAMPS The Silverton girls track team won the Region I-1A track and field meet last week at South Plains College in Levelland. | COURTESY PHOTO

REGIONAL CHAMPS The Silverton girls track team won the Region I-1A track and field meet last week at South Plains College in Levelland. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Silverton Lady Owls win Region I-1A track and field team title

Staff Reports
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Maddie Francis from Silverton hurdled her way to leading the Silverton Lady Owls to capturing the regional I-1A track and field title at South Plains College in Levelland Friday and Saturday.Francis, along with her younger sister Laney, paced the Lady Owls in the regional championship as the combo...
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
STATE QUALIFIERS Motley County had a very successful regional track meet last week at South Plains College in Levelland.
MOTLEY FFA Competitors (from left) Leyla Quilimaco, Caden Rylan Bingham, Teg Gleghorn, Kenzi Koepke, Karis Mcintosh and Whitney Bingham represented Motley County at district FFA events. | COURTESY PHOTO

MOTLEY FFA Competitors (from left) Leyla Quilimaco, Caden Rylan Bingham, Teg Gleghorn, Kenzi Koepke, Karis Mcintosh and Whitney Bingham represented Motley County at district FFA events. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Motley County FFA finds success at district speaking contests

Deyanara Lane |
Thursday, May 7, 2026
As the school year draws to a close, the Motley County FFA chapter is showing no signs of slowing down. Students recently competed at the districts contests, bringing home several top-three finishes and securing spots for the next level of competition.Top honors and advancements.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
These Guthrie Lady Jags qualified for the State track meet at last week’s regional track and field meet at South Plains College in Levelland.
STATE GOLF

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News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
STATE GOLF Congratulations go to the Valley girls golf team who competed at the state golf tournament earlier this week. They ended up 11th and Hartlee Battey was 15th overall.
SOPHOMORESTANDOUT AceTaylorofMotleyCountyHighSchool is headed to Crystal Falls Golf Club in Leander, north of Austin, to compete in the State golf tournament. District 1A play was set to begin April 27. | COURTESY PHOTO

SOPHOMORESTANDOUT AceTaylorofMotleyCountyHighSchool is headed to Crystal Falls Golf Club in Leander, north of Austin, to compete in the State golf tournament. District 1A play was set to begin April 27. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Matador Nation rallies behind Ace Taylor ahead of State golf debut

Deyanara Lane |
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The early morning silence in Matador was broken Sunday by the cheers of a community coming together for one of their own.
Motley VFDs holds fire to under 5 acres

Motley VFDs holds fire to under 5 acres

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Motley VFDs holds fire to under 5 acres

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Shortly after 3:30 a.m.Wednesday morning, the Matador/Motley County Fire Department was notified by the Floyd County Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) of a grass fire 8 miles south of Matador off SH 70.Roaring Springs Brush 1 arrived first on scene, confirming a grass fire in the area.

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Patriots smash Shamrock in second game of doubleheader

Sue Jane Sullivan |
Thursday, April 23, 2026
A shortened baseball season for the Valley Patriots ended on a winning note as the red and blue took out Shamrock April 17, 29-2, after dropping a 14-8 first game of the doubleheader.With the basketball team playing into March, the baseball team did not suit up until March 26, when they defeated...

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Lancium announces Lancium Turkey Clean Campus in Texas

Michael Thomas, Cleanview.com
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Lancium has filed air quality permit applications for its Turkey Clean Campus, a data center project planned for Hall County in the Texas Panhandle region, according to a report last week on Cleanview.com, a digital resource that describes its mission as “building information infrastructure to...