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Texas DPS IDs former county judge killed in Wednesday night crash in Lamb County
One person was killed in a crash involving a car and tractor-trailer Wednesday night in Lamb County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Sherri Harrison, 57, from Muleshoe, was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry out of a private drive off U.S. Highway 84 when she failed to yield the right of way to a 1998 Kenworth truck tractor towing a semi-trailer that was westbound on the highway. The vehicles collided in the roadway about 10:10...
New details released in arrest of Clovis double murder, kidnapping suspect
CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - Court documents reveal new details on the timeline of events and arrest of the suspect in a double murder and kidnapping in Clovis. On Friday, May 3 around 4:25 p.m., Clovis Police Dispatch received a call reporting two women laying on the ground and a crying child at Ned Houk Park.
Dimmitt Fire Department gets upgrade with new fire truck purchase
DIMMITT, Texas (KFDA) - The Dimmitt Fire Department is retiring its oldest fire engine and upgrading to a brand-new, custom-made fire truck. “The fire trucks we have now, our main engine is 32 years old, our back up engine is over 20 years old. They’re still in good shape but it’s something that needs to be addressed and that’s what we did by ordering this new engine,” said Dimmitt Fire Chief Corey Lane.
School bond propositions see mixed results across Texas Panhandle
Over the weekend, local elections were conducted across the Texas Panhandle, with multiple school districts having bond elections to raise money for school infrastructure. School bond propositions across the area saw mixed results at the ballot box. Bovina Independent School District had both of its propositions pass. Proposition A, which...
SLE's Taytum Goodman, Liberty boys golf voted A-J athletes of the week
After rewriting the record books for four years, Springlake-Earth's Taytum Goodman closed her historic career by winning the Class 1A athlete of the meet at the UIL state track and field meet last week. She took gold in the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and added a silver in the 800. She received 59.63% of the vote to be named female athlete of the week.
Taytum Goodman closes iconic career at Springlake-Earth, preps to reunite with brother
AUSTIN — Trace Goodman has watched his sister run around with nonstop energy for quite some time. He recalled family vacations when the inseparable pair would chase each other as he wondered why his younger sibling was never out of breath. "I just remember her going 100 miles an hour, no matter what," Goodman...
Baseball Game Recap: Springlake-Earth Takes a Loss
Springlake-Earth and Borden County squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Springlake-Earth had to settle for second. They lost 14-5 to the Borden County Coyotes. Springlake-Earth has not had much luck with Borden County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met. For...
Carlotta Walls LaNier Babysat My Mom—Brown v. Board Was Watered Down
In the winter of 1969, during the frigid spring semester at the University of Minnesota, a coalition of Black students staged a sit-in protest at Morrill Hall, occupying the office of the bursar and records for almost twenty-four hours. Led by Afro-American Action Committee (AAAC) President Rosemary Freeman, a sophomore,...
Baseball Recap: Jaden Rodriguez can't quite lead Dimmitt over Idalou
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dimmitt can now relate to. They lost 20-2 to the Idalou Wildcats on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Dimmitt of the 15-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2018.
'Deja vu': Muleshoe comes from behind again to win 1,600 relay state title
AUSTIN — With Daniel Sianez as the anchor, Muleshoe had no doubt how the 1,600-meter relay would end. After all, the Mules had seen it before. Sianez passed three runners on the final leg to lead the team to gold in the Class 3A boys event at the UIL state track and field meet...
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