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District -wide safety project begins this week in Dawson and Gaines counties

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

The Texas Department of Transportation is ready to begin work next week on a $1.3 million safety project to install reflective pavement markers (RPMs) to various roads in all the Lubbock District’s 17-county service area: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Parmer, Swisher, Terry, and Yoakum counties.

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Correction-American Flag

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

A Tuesday story about a new American flag being hoisted on the flag pole at Raider Supply and Pump on Lubbock Hwy. contained an error.

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Police Blotter

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

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Texas Ag Commissioner assists in fight against beetle infestation

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will implement an immediate strategy to assist the city of Levelland in an ongoing fight against a red flour beetle infestation. Without intervention, infestations can easily transfer from one product to another, likely spreading into local commercial, agricultural, and residential areas.

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Cotton growers are urged to fight for the Farm Bill

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

The August legislative recess has allowed opportunities for producers and the cotton industry to discuss priorities and challenges with their elected officials.

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Right to farm and ranch set as Prop 1 on Nov. ballot

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00am

The right to farm and ranch in Texas is set as Proposition 1 on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot. The proposition is supported by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB).