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TxDOT sets Super-2 project for US 83 in Cottle, King counties

TxDOT sets Super-2 project for US 83 in Cottle, King counties

TxDOT sets Super-2 project for US 83 in Cottle, King counties

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Body A $46.4 million Super- 2 project is scheduled to begin March 30, 2026, on U.S. Highway 83 in Cottle and King counties. The work will stretch from FM 1038 in Paducah south to the Stonewall County line, with Zack Burkett Co. serving as the general contractor. The project covers 43.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Corbin Taylor

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Body CorbinTaylor: 26 points, 10 rebounds KanyonTaylor: 18 points, 8 rebounds CarsonTucker: 13 points, 8 rebounds Damien Valdez: 9 points, 3 stealsTotal rebounds: 36 Points in the paint: 42 Points off turnovers: 12 Second chance points: 10 GM Field goal percentage: 27-46, 58.

2026 CAPROCK

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Public and Civic Meetings Coming UpPlease let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comMATADOR CITY COUNCIL Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 706 Dundee Ave., Matador, (806) 347-2255SILVERTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT board meeting, Friday, March 13, 7 a.m.
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Personnel changes at West Texas’s Paragraph Ranch Media

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Spur, Texas–based Paragraph Ranch Media announces several recent personnel moves within the organization, which publishes five weekly newspapers in print and online editions, serving 10 contiguous rural counties and 15 school districts east of Lubbock.
TRACKINGTRAFFIC—AND MORE Representatives from Galaxy presented new radio equipment to the Crosby County (far left), Motley County (center) and Dickens County (right) sheriff’s offices as part of a regional public safety partnership.With increasing vehicle traffic through the area, residents will appreciate the additional collaboration, and if weather or other events pose threats to public safety, departments will be better poised to coordinate efforts. | COURTESY PHOTO

TRACKINGTRAFFIC—AND MORE Representatives from Galaxy presented new radio equipment to the Crosby County (far left), Motley County (center) and Dickens County (right) sheriff’s offices as part of a regional public safety partnership.With increasing vehicle traffic through the area, residents will appreciate the additional collaboration, and if weather or other events pose threats to public safety, departments will be better poised to coordinate efforts. | COURTESY PHOTO

Galaxy donates state-of-the-art radios to three area S.O.’s

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Galaxy Digital, whose Helios facility is located in northern Dickens, County, has donated new, state-ofthe- art radio equipment to the sheriff’s offices in Dickens, Motley and Crosby Counties, strengthening local law enforcement communication capabilities and enhancing emergen-...

2026 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comLocal Events PADUCAH TOWN HALL MEETING to learn about the 2026 bond election, Thursday, March 12, 6 p.m., Paducah High School auditorium.
MARKER MAVENS Leesa Ruderman (left, with Rhonda Spray exploring the Jack and Rosa Spray family artifact collection at the Motley County Museum) encourages donations to offset the cost of a historical marker for the Whiteflat Cemetery. Call her at (301) 639-6369 if you can help. | COURTESY PHOTO

MARKER MAVENS Leesa Ruderman (left, with Rhonda Spray exploring the Jack and Rosa Spray family artifact collection at the Motley County Museum) encourages donations to offset the cost of a historical marker for the Whiteflat Cemetery. Call her at (301) 639-6369 if you can help. | COURTESY PHOTO

Forgotten of Whiteflat Cemetery rediscovered by Marylander

Marisue Potts Etheredge |
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Body Leesa Ruderman of Middletown, Maryland, often visited the graves of her Spray family when she returned to Texas for visits. Bits of tiny metal markers and remains of homemade markers drew her curiosity to those without more permanent memorials.