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Silverton school board gears up for new school year

The Silverton ISD board of trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, August. 14, during which they nominated three individuals for the Briscoe County Tax Appraisal District’s board of directors: Billy Rank Cogdell, Larry Comer and Kyle Fuston.The board approved the following consent items: July...

Silverton school board appoints new member

The Silverton ISD board of trustees met in a special called meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26, during which they appointed Josh Gordon as a new board member to fill Anthony Gamble’s position.The board held a public hearing on the preliminary budget and tax rate for the school year.

King commissioners approve repairs to show barn, old courthouse

The King County commissioners court met in regular session on Monday, Sept. 8, during which commissioners voted to approve a contractor for the county show barn repairs.Panhandle Custom Millworks & Construction, LLC was approved for the repairs of the King County Show Barn concession stand and...
GALAXY DIGITAL, owner of the Helios data center (above) in northern Dickens County, has partnered with Soluna, owner of the Project Dorothy facility in nearby Briscoe County, to provide partial funding to Soluna. | TEXAS SPUR

GALAXY DIGITAL, owner of the Helios data center (above) in northern Dickens County, has partnered with Soluna, owner of the Project Dorothy facility in nearby Briscoe County, to provide partial funding to Soluna. | TEXAS SPUR

Soluna breaks ground on 166-MW Texas wind-powered data center for crypto and AI

Soluna Holdings, a developer of data centers powered by renewables, broke ground on Project Kati, a 166-MW wind-powered data center campus poised to support Bitcoin hosting and the rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.
Motley secures HoCo win over Crowell

Motley secures HoCo win over Crowell

Motley secures HoCo win over Crowell

2025 MOTLEY HOMECOMING QUEEN Senior Elizabeth Morales was crowned Homecoming Queen during Motley County’s Friday night victory over the Crowell Wildcats.
THE GREG RAMSEY FAMILY are lifetime members of the First Baptist Church of Quitaque. The church is asking for material donations in the form of clothes, shoes, jackets, toiletry items, cleaning supplies of all sorts, paper goods, groceries including water, pantry items, refrigerated items, and possibly meals in a couple of days. They will need furniture in the future as plans progress for rebuilding. | COURTESY PHOTO

THE GREG RAMSEY FAMILY are lifetime members of the First Baptist Church of Quitaque. The church is asking for material donations in the form of clothes, shoes, jackets, toiletry items, cleaning supplies of all sorts, paper goods, groceries including water, pantry items, refrigerated items, and possibly meals in a couple of days. They will need furniture in the future as plans progress for rebuilding. | COURTESY PHOTO

Valley’s Coach Ramsey loses home to fire

Valley’s assistant coach Greg Ramsey and his wife Susan, a former Valley teacher, lost their home to a fire Friday night, Sept 19. According to Quitaque Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was thought to be caused by a propane leak on a barbecue grill that was ignited by a nearby flame.

Briscoe County cookoff this weekend

The Briscoe County Cookoff is slated for this weekend, Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27, in Silverton at the Woods Memorial Rodeo Arena parking lot (corner of 8th and Broadway).Contestants may enter one or more categories, including brisket, pork ribs and anything chicken.
THE LOWE’S MARKET, at left in this 2021 photo, has been an anchor of Matador’s main commercial block for the past 35 years. A planned closure of the store, according to locals, would leave other businesses, such as the Hotel Matador bed & breakfast next door and Billie Dean’s Restaurant on U.S. 62 in tough straits—not to mention local families, a hard-working ranching community, and visitors to the area. | CAPROCK COURIER

THE LOWE’S MARKET, at left in this 2021 photo, has been an anchor of Matador’s main commercial block for the past 35 years. A planned closure of the store, according to locals, would leave other businesses, such as the Hotel Matador bed & breakfast next door and Billie Dean’s Restaurant on U.S. 62 in tough straits—not to mention local families, a hard-working ranching community, and visitors to the area. | CAPROCK COURIER

Lowe’s to close Matador grocery store Oct. 4

The Caprock Courier learned on press day this week of a rumor that the Lowe’s grocery chain planned to close its longtime store in Matador—a rumor that was confirmed via a series of calls Wednesday morning and a press release received from the corporate offices in Littlefield shortly afterward.The...

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Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comHOMECOMINGSFORAREASCHOOLS GUTHRIE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT Friday, Oct. 3, vs Hedley PADUCAH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Friday, Oct. 3, vs. Knox City TURKEY-QUITAQUE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Friday, Oct. 24, vs.SilvertonLocal Events...
Tips for best zucchini breads

Tips for best zucchini breads

Tips for best zucchini breads

If you’re finding your zucchini coming in strong and occasionally let them grow too big, a great fix is to remove the large, hardened seeds and tough peel, then use the remainder to make zucchini bread.