Creamy Pesto Pasta with Fresh Corn

2 ears fresh corn, shucked and cleaned 1 cup raw cashews 1 pound dried pasta, such as rigatoni 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves ½ cup fresh Italian flatleaf parsley 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1/8 teaspoon salt Extra herbs for serving, optional Cashew topping, optional,...

Food bytes

Pasta in any form is a favorite go-to meal, any day of the week. We bake it, boil it, toss it in salads, and put it in our soups, just to name a few of its versatile uses. I look for all shapes and sizes of dried pasta.

The 501

HANABA MUNN WELCH Temporary, makeshift, improvised. Words to live by. They define “jury-rigged.” Me, I was just trying to understand the differences between jury-rigged, jerry-rigged and rigging a jury when I found that three-word definition.

Governor Abbott, TxDOT announce record $142B transportation investment

Ten-year plan includes projects aimed at improving safety, mobility, maintenance and more TxDOT AUSTIN — GovernorGregAbbott Thursday announced a record $142 billion in total investment for Texas' transportation infrastructure.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

by Joy Stodghill We girls finished Bobbye’s quilt, and I hope you could see it as it turned out so pretty. Wanda got hers put up and we got started on it, and looks like it will take a good while to finish but, it will be beautiful when finished.

Motley Co. Historical Museum fundraiser makes prints of rare cowboy photo available

For the generations with ties to the Matador Ranch, perhaps no other image is more iconic than the historic photo of long ago Matador Ranch cowboys shown above.

Motley library sets fundraiser for August 25

Mark your calendars and rustle up an appetite for the Annual Motley County Friends of the Library “Rootin’ Tootin’ Beans and Cornbread” lunch and fundraiser. The event will be held Friday, Aug. 25, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Library Annex.

Overheard

We vacationed in Homosassa, Florida for many years. It was a 13 hour drive from Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. Even when I was 13 and my sister, Anita was 8, we could not help but pester each other and keep asking when we’d get there. Old Homosassa was a fishing village on the Homosassa River.

Motley Co. ISD’s new principal arrives a week before tornado

New Motley County ISD principal Daniel Cates had barely moved his family into their house in mid-June when life in Matador changed dramatically. On June 21, an EF-3 tornado with wind gusts between 145 and 165 mph wreaked havoc through the small town of population of a little over 500.

NEWYEAR FORJAGUARS

Guthrie Common School District kicked off a new school year last week with students returning to classes. | COURTESY PHOTOS