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NEWGLASS,OPENDOORS After nearly six months following the devastating tornado of June 2023, Matador’s Hop In convenience store at the intersection of US Hwy. 70 and TX Hwy. 70 has installed new display glass in its front wall. In addition, the Dollar General on US Hwy. 70 west of town has rebuilt and reopened on the same site where it was a total loss after the storm. | DELISA SOLES PHOTO

NEW GLASS, OPEN DOORS

News Staff

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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Briscoe, Cottle Livestock Shows slated for this weekend

Kay Ellington

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Body The 2024 Briscoe County Junior Livestock Show will be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13, at the Silverton Downtown Community and Agriculture Building in Silverton, Texas. The event is open to the public.

JANUARY 16 The cotton market will be one of the topics discussed at the 2024 Southeast Panhandle Agriculture Conference Jan. 16 in Clarendon. | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO

Cotton conference set for Jan. 16 in Clarendon

Staff Reports

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Body The Southeast Panhandle Agriculture Conference, focusing on cotton crops and weed management, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Donley County Activity Center, 4430 Texas Highway 70 in Clarendon.

2024 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

News Staff

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Body Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.com County Junior Livestock Shows BRISCOE COUNTY Saturday, Jan. 13, with sale and supper on Monday, Jan. 15, Silverton Downtown Community and Agriculture Center COTTLE COUNTY Saturday, Jan.

TIME TO DINE at long last in Paducah this week—after the Crossroads Café on the courthouse square will open following numerous delays going back to pandemic-era slowdowns. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Crossroads Café in Paducah sets soft opening for this week

News Staff

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Body One of the most prominent crossroads in Caprock Country—the corner of Highways 83 and 70—will soon be the home of a new sit-down restaurant in Paducah. Lufkin developer Mark Hicks has invested in several properties in downtown Paducah, bringing them back to life.

Groundbreaking ceremony for esVolta project set for January 11 in Afton

Staff Reports

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Body TheSpurAreaChamber of Commerce and Saber Power Services will host a groundbreaking for the Burksol Battery Energy Storage System project by es-Volta, on Thursday, Jan.11. The event, at 931 County Road 112, Afton, TX 79243, begins at 11 a.m.

2024 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

Public And Civic Meetings Coming Up

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Body BRISCOECOUNTYCOMMISSIONERSCOURT Monday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m., County Courthouse, 415 Main St., Silverton, (806) 823-2131 COTTLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT Monday, Jan. 8, 9:30 a.m., County Courthouse, 811 9th St., Paducah, (806) 492-3613 HALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT Monday, Jan.

The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Body You won’t have to come in to work every day. That’s what my editor said when I took the job. Somehow he forgot that promise.

Pozole con pollo

Angelina L

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM A flavorful bowl of pozole warms our tummies on a blustery day, this time of year. And it’s incredibly simple to make. If you aren’t familiar with what makes up a bowl of pozole, the primary ingredient is hominy.

Rebuilding Matador after tornado tops 2023 local stories

News Staff

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Body In the early evening of June 21 a powerful EF-3 tornado struck the west side of Matador, seat of Motley County, that eventually carved a path of destruction southward as far as Girard, Jayton and Rotan.