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Valley featured in KCBD’s Pigskin Previews

Valley featured in KCBD’s Pigskin Previews

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Valley featured in KCBD’s Pigskin Previews

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
KCBD-TV/NBC-11, Lubbock, profiled the Valley Patriots earlier this month, and sports anchor Pete Christy interviewed Valley head coach Dax Allen.Christy noted that last season the Valley Patriots overcame a rough 0-6 start to finish 5-7 and earn a bi-district championship with a 62-6 playoff win...

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Reducing your risk for Cyclospora parasite

Texas A&m Agrilife
Thursday, August 6, 2026
The Cyclospora outbreak has many people wondering what they should do with lettuce and other types of fresh produce. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), investigation of the current nation-wide outbreak is ongoing.

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Sales Tax Holiday coming up in Texas Aug. 7–9, 2026

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
The Texas Comptroller’s Office 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.
Briscoe Pioneers of the Year

Briscoe Pioneers of the Year

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Briscoe Pioneers of the Year

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
This past weekend during the 134th annual Briscoe Celebration, Jimmy and Rhenda Burson of Silverton were recognized at the Pioneers of the Year. 
LANCIUM is currently preparing a site south of Turkey for establishing a data center. | CAPROCK COURIER

LANCIUM is currently preparing a site south of Turkey for establishing a data center. | CAPROCK COURIER

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Childress, Texas, extends Crusoe and Lancium’s ongoing partnership, building on model established in Abilene

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
In a July 15 press release shared via Globe Newswire, Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, and Lancium, an energy technology and infrastructure company, recently announced a 1.0 gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus in Childress, Texas.The grid-connected...
TWO-A-DAYS

TWO-A-DAYS

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TWO-A-DAYS

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Football teams across Caprock Country have begun gearing up for the new season. Two-a-days got underway Monday for area teams, including the Silverton Owls, shown here.
EXIT ZERO FOR GLENRIO and this summer’s Route 66 Ramble—for now. Back on the road this fall! | TEXAS SPUR

EXIT ZERO FOR GLENRIO and this summer’s Route 66 Ramble—for now. Back on the road this fall! | TEXAS SPUR

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A song for the road

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Thursday, July 30, 2026
The poet Walt Whitman didn’t live to travel by automobile, but he knew a few things about the itch to get out on the “long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.”He appreciated rhythms of footfall and ferry, hackney and train; the forward motion that opened the eye to fresh vistas and the...
SETH WARD AND THE SILENCE Seth Ward is what embodies the spirit of cowboy country music. Hailing from Amarillo, a leatherworker and cowboys on the side Seth writes songs about heartbreak, rodeos, and just plain getting by the day-to-day. | COURTESY PHOTO

SETH WARD AND THE SILENCE Seth Ward is what embodies the spirit of cowboy country music. Hailing from Amarillo, a leatherworker and cowboys on the side Seth writes songs about heartbreak, rodeos, and just plain getting by the day-to-day. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Briscoe County Celebration & Rodeo

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Thursday, July 30, 2026
FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 31 Night One of Ranch Rodeo, 6 p.m. at the Arena Night One of Ranch Rodeo – 6 p.m. at the Rodeo Arena (corner of Broadway and Eight Street). Team entry $1,000.