Mulch ado about pine needles

CUISINE & CULTUREELLEN PEFFLEYConiferous evergreens like pines, spruces, and firs are evergreens, but this term does not infer that their foliage is forever—coniferous trees shed needles as a natural occurrence of tree maturation.

The 501

COMMENTARYALMOST FAMOUS.Those words caught my eye as my husband and I whizzed by a spiffy trailer business at the edge of town. Not our town. We were traveling.

‘Listen up’

Pastor Kim NorwoodYears ago, my wife and I decided to adopt a rescue dog. She was a 9-month-old Husky/German Shepherd mix, but she was pure sweetness. We named her Molly, and decided to enroll her in obedience classes.

Laundry day

COMMENTARYLaundry. What’s it to you?A friend of mine is a self-confessed control freak. Doing laundry puts her in control. She enjoys her razzle- dazzle laundry room. It makes me think of Mission Control.To each his own. I’m not much of a controller. Maybe that’s why I’m laundry-ambivalent.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Compliment to Post ISD Kudos to PISD, Superintendent Petty, faculty, band, and to all the students who reminded us just what it means to live in a community recognizing the Freedom of “Our Lands.

TEA releases financial accountability ratings

AUSTIN— More than four-fifths of Texas public schools received an ‘A’ rating for their financial practices, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the final financial accountability ratings for the latest school year last week.

SPEC to send students to Washington, D.C.

This year, South Plains Electric Cooperative is proud to sponsor five high school students from its service area to participate in Youth Tour, June 14-22, 2026. Youth Tour delegates will also receive a $1,500 scholarship from Operation Round Up.

Abbott signs redistricting bill; lawsuit challenges it

AUSTIN— Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation redrawing Texas’ congressional map on Friday. A lawsuit challenging the redrawn districts as being racially discriminatory was filed even before the bill became law.

From humble beginnings to West Texas pioneer, part 1

W.E. CONNELL: FATHER OF WEST TEXAS – A THREE-PART SERIESCONNELL MANAGEMENT LLC | SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCHIn 1967, the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland, TX, created the Petroleum Hall of Fame.

House bill proposes new standardized test

A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American-Statesman reported.