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2025 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comSpring Break for area schools MOTLEY COUNTY ISD March 10-14 PADUCAH ISD March 10-14 SILVERTON ISD March 10-14 TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD (VALLEY SCHOOL) March 10-14 GUTHRIE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT March 17-21 Local Events CAPROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY...

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Matador City Council considers new city dump costs

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Matador City Council held its regular meeting Thursday, Feb. 13, and began by approving the following minutes from the January 9 regular meeting and the January special meeting.Those in attendance at the January 9 regular meeting were Mayor Gerald Conner; members Dvonna Grundy, Brad Baxter,...
ONE ACT PLAY “Paganini” by Don Nigro will be Guthrie CSD’s entry in the 2025 UIL One Act Play competition. Guthrie and Motley County perform Mar. 5 in Spur, while in Sudan, while Silverton performs Feb. 27 in Sudan. | CAST PHOTO COURTESY GUTHRIE ISD

ONE ACT PLAY “Paganini” by Don Nigro will be Guthrie CSD’s entry in the 2025 UIL One Act Play competition. Guthrie and Motley County perform Mar. 5 in Spur, while in Sudan, while Silverton performs Feb. 27 in Sudan. | CAST PHOTO COURTESY GUTHRIE ISD

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Caprock Country schools competing in District One Act Play this week

Kay Ellington |
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Caprock Country One Act Play companies will be competing in the upcoming week at the District Meets in Groom and Spur.Silverton will be competing in its UIL District One Act Play competition Thursday, Feb. 27 in Sudan.
AWAITING REGIONAL SCORE TUESDAY The Valley Patriots took a hard-won victory over Klondike last Friday night and faced Happy at press time Tuesday. | COURTESY PHOTOS

AWAITING REGIONAL SCORE TUESDAY The Valley Patriots took a hard-won victory over Klondike last Friday night and faced Happy at press time Tuesday. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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Patriots take Sweet Sixteen by 16 points

Kodie Fairchild |
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Only one Caprock team, the Valley Patriots, remains standing in Texas Caprock Country as Texas high school boys basketball enters the “Sweet Sixteen” round of playoffs.The Patriots, currently ranked #20, tucked an Area championship under their belts at Lubbock Roosevelt Friday night, Feb. 21,...
FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE at the Briscoe Chili Cook Off went to (from right) Sha Ebling, Kenny Ebling, and Patrick Head. | COURTESY PHOTO

FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE at the Briscoe Chili Cook Off went to (from right) Sha Ebling, Kenny Ebling, and Patrick Head. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Briscoe County Chili Cook Off a spicy competition

Kodie Fairchild |
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Briscoe County Cook Off, sponsored by Friends of Briscoe County and the Briscoe County Cook Off Committee, hosted their Ninth Annual Chili Cook Off on Saturday, Feb 15.

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2025 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Public and Civic Meetings Coming UpPlease let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comNOTICE of filing deadline for May 3 school and city elections: Friday, Feb. 14 MATADOR MASONIC LODGE meeting, Thursday, Feb. 20, meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by 7:30 p.m. meeting, Lodge Building, 807...
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Barley with Mushrooms and Shallots

Angelina L
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Barley is a chewy, nutty grain that reminds me of my childhood. I recall sitting at my grandmother’s table with a bowl of vegetable soup dotted with pearl barley.
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Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The first evening there was a blue gorilla. The next day it was Elon Musk.A friend of mine is staying with her elderly father. He’s ill. His most interesting visitors are hallucinations.Both those personages are impressive, if a gorilla can be a personage.