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For a long time I thought that word was a quaint, southern lady-like version of a cuss word. Not a real cuss word of course, but I remember hearing my grandmother whisper it when her rolls burned or when she was poked by a stick pin while laying out a new pattern on some material.
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Two scholarships (1st & 2nd place) will be awarded to each school Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman-Union
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The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.12 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is two cents more than on this day last week and is 11 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in El Paso are paying the most on average at $2.32 while drivers in the Sherman- Denison area are paying the least at $1.99 per gallon. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.40, which is four cents more when compared to this day last week and 14 cents less than the price per gallon at this same time last year.
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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses (DLs) and identification cards (IDs) ends on April 14, 2021. Customers who need to renew are urged to make an appointment or renew online today.
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- January 31, 2021- Deadline to Sign-up for LFP (Livestock Forage Program) this program provides compensation if you suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land. If interested please contact Scott Snodgrass for more information- (806)-637-7666 Ext 100 or Scott.Snodgrass@usda.gov
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WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation’s tax season will start on Friday, February 12, 2021, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns.
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The Spirit of the Plains band had two members make the 3A All-Region BAND! Congratulations to Cayllie Martinez--4th chair Alto Sax and Braden Conn--3rd chair Euphonium. This is an extremely difficult audition process.
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2020 was consumed by COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the full name is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated to COVID-19. ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. The ‘19’ is for the year it was first identified in Wuhan, China in December of 2019.
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