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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body May 1, 2025, marked five years of frozen fantasticness for Silver Snow, Silverton’s beloved snow-cone stand. Silver Snow is owned and operated by Beth Nickerson, who’s a schoolteacher at Silverton ISD and uses the stand as a source of income over the summer break.
BIG WINDS, BIGGER FAITH is what the Plains Baptist Encampment in Floyd County, which serves a wide region of West Texas, posted following storm damage March 14. The facility suggested that donations to support repairs could be made at www.pbacamp.org/donate and that volunteer assistance was welcome. | COURTESY PHOTO

BIG WINDS, BIGGER FAITH is what the Plains Baptist Encampment in Floyd County, which serves a wide region of West Texas, posted following storm damage March 14. The facility suggested that donations to support repairs could be made at www.pbacamp.org/donate and that volunteer assistance was welcome. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body The 2024-25 Valley Patriots made history Monday night, March 3, being the first boys’ basketball team in school history to make it to the State finals.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body The Patton Springs Independent School District passed a resolution to change its admission from Pre-Kindergarten–12th Grade to Pre-Kindergarten– 6th Grade, effective fall term 2025.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body In its regular monthly meeting in Memphis, Texas, June 9, Hall County commissioners approved a 75% property tax abatement agreement (in 10 separate annual phases) for a Lancium “Clean Campus” data center to be located south of Turkey, Texas.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body A Silverton resident, Jessi Jo Stokes, and her family announced opening of their new store front across from Allsups on Oct. 11. The old My Lucky Day Crafters Mall, owned by John and Trena Burson, became the location of the new boutique, The Ranch House Society.
OCTOBER

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body The Foothills Celebration in downtown Matador welcomed over 600 in attendance throughout the day—and even with the outage of AT&T service in the city of Matador, everyone pulled Wi-Fi capabilities together to make sure all 25 food, drink, shopping, tattoo and massage vendors...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body County judges for Hall, Briscoe and Cottle announced they would not seek reelection, according to their respective Republican party chairs.After nearly a decade of time-consuming and indepth processes, the Caprock Canyons State Park announced on Nov.
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NOVEMBER

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body Two schools in the Caprock Courier readership area of rural counties Guthrie Common School District (GCSD) in King County and Motley County Independent School District (MCISD) in Motley County have pinned their hopes for facilities improvement and growth on ballot measures...
NEW YEAR Caprock Canyons State Park is offering a variety of activities for January, including the always popular First Day Hike | TPWD PHOTO

NEW YEAR Caprock Canyons State Park is offering a variety of activities for January, including the always popular First Day Hike | TPWD PHOTO

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Start 2026 off on the right trail with CCSP Jan. events

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Body Caprock Canyons State Park has several fun, educational events slated for the new year. All events are free with your paid park pass.FIRST DAY HIKE, JAN. 1. Jump into 2026 on the right trail with a self-guided First Day Hike from 8 to 10 a.m.