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Boll weevil eradication most successful pest insect elimination program
Battles and watchful monitoring continue, but the Boll Weevil Eradication Program is winning with the help of Texas A&M AgriLife and the Department of Entomology in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The eradication program is among the most successful public-private partnerships in U.S. agriculture history.
Vets can now access State Parks passes
Thanks to a recent bill passed during the last legislative session, activeduty military, honorably discharged veterans and the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving now qualify for one of three new Parklands Passports. These passports are available at no cost and grant the cardholder free entry to all Texas State Parks.
Cougars spike Colorado City in three matches
The Klondike Cougars’ volleyball team got its 17th match victory of this season this past Tuesday evening at Colorado City where they spiked the 3A Wolves, 25-21, 25-12 and 2518.
Tor volleyball wins historic first match in new gym
A rather jittery start didn’t keep the Golden Tornado volleyballers from writing a successful first chapter to Golden Tornado volleyball history. By winning the first match ever in the new Lamesa High School gym Tuesday, they did just that, but they had to go the distance to do so.
Tor tennis bounces back with win at Levelland
After coming out on the short end in this fall’s first four district team tennis matches the Golden Tornadoes reached that point where they were about ready to try anything to turn around their luck Tuesday evening at Levelland.
Lamesa 8th grade A wins, B and JV teams fall short
Lamesa’s eighth grade football A team tackled its second straight win of this season here last Thursday evening by rolling past Littlefield, 28-8.
JV volleyball take one match off Fillies in new gym
The Denver City Fillies are one of the top ranked Class 3A high school volleyball teams in the state and apparently their junior high girls aren’t too shabby either.
State parks offer prime viewing for upcoming Annular Eclipse
Less than a month remains until a much-anticipated annular solar eclipse graces Texas skies. On Saturday, October 14, an annular eclipse will pass over the state from Midland/Odessa to Corpus Christi, with 17 Texas State Parks along its path of greatest eclipse visibility. Visitors planning to visit state parks along the path are highly encouraged to reserve a day pass in advance since they will likely reach capacity.