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Lady Winds Win Game One With Ninth Inning Walk-Off
WOLFFORTH, TX – The Floydada Lady Winds were in action for game one of the regional quarter final on Thursday against Colorado City. The Lady Wolves would score first in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. Floydada would quickly respond in the bottom of...
Class Favorites and Mr. and Miss FHS Announced
FLOYDADA, TX – The FCISD class favorites as well as Mr. and Miss FHS were announced on Tuesday. Freshman Class Favorites – Madison Pyle and Martin Ramirez. Sophomore Class Favorites – Miley Morales and Saul Castillo. Junior Class Favorites – Soriah Wickware and Jonathon Pena. Senior...
Lady Winds Enter Third Round Against Colorado City
WOLFFORTH, TX – The Floydada Lady Winds will continue their playoff campaign on Tuesday as they enter a three game series against the Colorado City Lady Wolves in the 2A Regional Quarterfinal. The Lady Winds defeated Seymoure 19-0 in their previous playoff series. Colorado City was victorious in their...
TXDOT: District-wide safety project begins this week
LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release) - The Texas Department of Transportation is ready to begin work this week on a $1.63 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.
Lass and Alvarado Elected to Lockney School Board
FLOYD COUNTY, TX – Voters from Lockney and Floydada turned out to elect members to their respective city councils, while two seats were filled for Lockney ISD on Saturday. Mike Lass defeated Justin Wright for an At-Large seat on the Lockney ISD School Board, 58% to 42%, and Cecilia Alvarado defeated Alberto Soto-Gonzales, 78% to 22%, to win the District 2 seat.
Lady Winds Continue Playoff Run Against Anson on Friday
LAMESA, TX – The Floydada Lady Winds will look to go further than any other Floydada softball team as they begin their series against the Anson Lady Tigers in the regional semifinal. All games will take place at Lamesa Softball Park with the first game on Friday at 5:00...
WEATHER AWARE: Friday PM Severe Weather Update
LUBBOCK, TX (KLBK) – KLBK Chief Meteorologist Jacob Riley has an update on Friday night’s severe weather potential for May 3, 2024. A Tornado Watch has been issued for Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Kent, Dawson, Borden, and Scurry counties through 10 PM CDT.
Floydada, Lorenzo FFA host trailer build event
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Floydada FFA and Lorenzo FFA hosted a first-of-its-kind event on Friday. The two organized a trailer build event with Lockney, Slaton, Canyon, Ralls, Iraan, Garden City and Coahoma. The event took place at Cooks Garage. The Hub City Trailer Build tested their building and welding skills....
Lady Winds Advance After Big Playoff Win
BIG SPRING, TX – The Floydada Lady Winds battled the Seymour Landy Panthers in the 2A Area round of the playoffs on Thursday. The one game playoff series was held in Big Spring. The Lady Winds began the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, scoring six runs...
Softball Game Recap: Seymour Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Seymour can now relate to. They lost 19-0 to the Floydada Whirlwinds on Thursday. Seymour's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak. Seymour's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Floydada, they are on...
Lady Winds Look to Continue Playoff Success
BIG SPRINGS, TX – The Floydada Lady Winds will face the Seymour Lady Panthers in the second round of the 2024 playoffs. The Lady Winds were victorious in their previous series against Tahoka. The Lady Panthers defeated West Texas in their previous series. First pitch for game one will...
Texas communities unite following tornadoes, heavy rain, and wind damage
TURKEY, Texas (KVII) — Severe weather moved through southeastern portions of the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday night as Hall and Donley Counties experienced tornadoes while receiving a large amount of rain. The City of Turkey is recovering from hail, rain and wind which caused sporadic damage from one side...
KAMC Thursday Morning Weather Update, May 2nd, 2023
Morning: Low cloud cover moving eastward. Low of 61°. Afternoon: Eastern thunderstorms. High of 85°. Tonight: Cool front moving in from the north. Low of 55°. Thunderstorms across the South Plains yesterday dropped large amounts of rain and hail. two confirmed tornados around Turkey Texas yesterday afternoon off of the caprock.
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