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Texas Senate Bill 1 will change the way Texans vote from now on. The bill will make voting by mail more difficult. In the past, local election officials would send a mail ballot application to every voter on file, as a courtesy to give voters the option to vote by mail. However, Senate Bill 1 has changed that. If you want to vote by mail in upcoming Texas elections, you are going to have to do your homework.
A local resident is moving up. Dr. Ricardo Garcia has been named Interim Superintendent at Tulia ISD. Dr.
Read moreU.S. comes to an end in early 2022. Veronica Nigh, senior economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), said this year’s numbers are better in 2021 than at the same time last year. “Thus far in 2021, which is data from January through November, we’ve exported $30 billion to China,” Nigh said in an AFBF Newsline report. “That’s up 33% compared to the same time period in 2020, when we had sold $22 and a half billion.” Nigh isn’t sure that even the faster buying pace will get China to its purchasing commitments this year.
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According to the South Plains Public Health District, 53 new "probable cases" of COVID-19 have been reported this week. Per DSHS guidelines, a "confirmed case" is a positive PCR test; a "probable case" is a positive antigen test. Both types of cases are counted. Total diagnosed cases in Terry County as of December 28 is 2,473, 59 active COVID cases, 2,341 recovered and 73 deaths.
Read moreAccording to History.com, in many countries, New Year’s celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. Revelers often enjoy meals and snacks thought to bestow good luck for the coming year. In Spain and several other Spanish-speaking countries, people bolt down a dozen grapes-symbolizing their hopes for the months aheadright before midnight. In many parts of the world, traditional New Year’s dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal, and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece, and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, meanwhile, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.
Read moreAs fertilizer prices continue to skyrocket, farmers and ranchers grow increasingly concerned about the 2022 growing season.
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First-year stock show participants Taryn Ribble and Jordyn Dissinger were excited and nervous. They shouldn’t have been. Both did very well at the Local Stock Show held on Monday at the Terry County Livestock Show Barn.
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The staffing shortage at the Brownfield Regional Medical Center clinic caused a lot to wait in line on Tuesday. The line of cars stretched around the block.
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