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CARET IN COTTLE? This solar farm in Maxton, North Carolina, was developed by Caret LLC, formerly known as Innovative Solar. Caret is the U.S. solar development unit of Australian company VivoPower. Caret, which partnered with Starbucks to develop the solar farm in North Carolina, has been granted a tax abatement by the Cottle Commissioners to develop a solar farm south of Paducah, Texas. | COURTESY PHOTO

CARET IN COTTLE? This solar farm in Maxton, North Carolina, was developed by Caret LLC, formerly known as Innovative Solar. Caret is the U.S. solar development unit of Australian company VivoPower. Caret, which partnered with Starbucks to develop the solar farm in North Carolina, has been granted a tax abatement by the Cottle Commissioners to develop a solar farm south of Paducah, Texas. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Cottle Co. takes step towards solar project

Kay Ellington
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Body Cottle County commissioners voted in their regular meeting of March 14, 2022 to approve a 10-year tax abatement for Innovative Solar projects 144 and 145 near Paducah.
Muncy fire burns

Muncy fire burns

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Muncy fire burns 400+ acres Sunday afternoon

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Body A fast-moving fire broke out around 1 p.m. Sunday along the west side of U.S. 70 near Muncy, burning more than 400 acres and jumping the highway before being contained by eight local units around 6:30 that evening.
Valley boys basketball All District honors

Valley boys basketball All District honors

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Valley boys basketball All District honors

News Staff
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body Jaxson Edwards, Most Valuable Player Academic All-District Chance Pigg, 1st Team All-District Academic All-District Corbyn Standlee, 1st Team All-District Gunnar Bowles, 1st Team All-District Parker Hartman, 1st Team All-District Jeren Hughes, Honorable Mention Academic...
Guthrie All-District Boys Basketball Honors

Guthrie All-District Boys Basketball Honors

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Guthrie All-District Boys Basketball Honors

News Staff
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body Cooper McCleskey, Offensive MVP Griffith Reel, Newcomer of the Year Reid Freeman, 1st Team All-District Diego Gonzalez, 2nd Team All-District Emilio Gonzalez, Honorable Mention Hadley Ray, Honorable Mention Riley Springer, Honorable Mention

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Area schools select cheerleaders for fall

News Staff
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body VALLEY 2022–23 High School Cheerleaders Jayden Bagwell Reese Cruse Lizbeth Cruz Laney Edwards Anabel Mendoza Cecy’Le Pigg 2022–23 Junior High Cheerleaders 8th grader Kenadi Green 7th grader Landri House 8th grader Emberlynn Mullin 8th grader Allie Pigg 7th grader...
Views of Billie Dean’s Restaurant, located on US Hwy. 70 in Matador, are shared on the establishment’s Facebook page. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Views of Billie Dean’s Restaurant, located on US Hwy. 70 in Matador, are shared on the establishment’s Facebook page. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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Restaurant legend Billie Dean Smith passes away at 93

Staff Reports
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body According to an obituary posted on the website of Moore-Rose Funeral Home, the namesake of longtime Matador eatery Billie Dean’s Restaurant Billie Dean Smith passed away in Lubbock March 10, 2022 at age 93. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m.

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Flomot News

Earlyne Jameson
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body Overheard One day during my Minnesota childhood, we were trimming some limbs off a large tree with a double-edged ax. One of the higher limbs was hard to reach, so I climbed on a lower limb to set to it.

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Motley County Senior Citizens Center Menu

News Staff
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Body The Motley County Senior Citizens is open to serve meals inside or for carry out from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every weekday. Seating inside the center has been arranged to meet safety guidelines for dining 6 feet apart.