Sales tax revenue losses reflect February weather
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the April sale tax allocations are trending less than the same time last year. April payments made to cities reflect sales for February 2021. A total net payment of $436,043,829 for cities this period represents a -2.67 percent change over the same time last year. A week of sub-freezing temperatures…
Audits, annual reports, EMC fill Commissioners’ Court agenda
A full agenda faced the Garza County Commissioners Court on Monday, April 12 along with a gallery of spectators. After the meeting was called to order at 9 a.m., Judge Lee Norman asked for Public Comments. County Clerk Jim Plummer addressed the court with his concerns of a Special Meeting called on August 9, 2019…
Community mourns the loss of two girls in house fire
Two young girls perished in a house fire last week, bringing the community together to rally around the family. The Post Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 100 block to North G Place at 4:39 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, where they found a trailer home engulfed in flames. Living in the home was Amanda…
Early voting for Post ISD School Board to begin April 19
Post ISD will hold school board elections on May 1 at the Community Center, 129 W. Main St. Early voting will begin Monday, April 19 and run through Tuesday, April 27 at the Administrations Building, 501 S. Ave K, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Three candidates are vying for two at-large Post school board…
Weekend events provide shopping and sports for locals
Post will be a shopper’s paradise this weekend with two venues providing unique and fun shopping opportunities. Old Mill Trade Days (OMTD) will open Saturday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the second event of the year. Open the second weekend of…
Riker wins State Championship; Perez, Boren finish second
Capping in 1,075 pounds at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association State Championship in Abilene on Saturday, March 27, senior Brennan Riker took first place in weight class 132 with a 445-pound squat, 230-pound bench press and 400-pound deadlift. And, although it was Riker’s second time qualifying for the State Championship, it was his first…
Local churches announces locations, time for Easter Sunday services
As Easter approaches, there is good news for all. The faithful quickly will pick up on the good news because of the significance of Easter Sunday. But this year, it will also mean in-person celebrations. Last year, a month into the pandemic, local churches were quiet. No sunrise services. No resounding voices singing “Because He…
The Great Texas 2021 Warrant Roundup
Each year in February, local law enforcement agencies throughout Texas kick off a massive effort known as the Texas Warrant Roundup to collect debt owed on outstanding warrants. By the end of March, residents of Texas will have either been arrested or paid fines… For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch this week,…
Schools, businesses announce Good Friday Closures
Post I.S.D. will have an early release on Wednesday, March 31 and will remain closed the following Thursday and Friday. Southland I.S.D. will have an early release on Thursday, April 1 and be closed Friday, April 2… For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online. …
