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NEWSPAPER AWARDS In Division 10 (small-circulation weeklies), The Post Dispatch took 2nd place, General Excellence; 2nd Place, Sports Coverage; 3rd Place, Column Writing; and 3rd Place, News Writing. Managing Editor Anna Gibson and Operations Coordinator Paul Gibson accepted the awards at the 145th Texas Press Association Convention in Denton June 19-21. Full coverage for all of the group’s newspapers, see pages 7, 8. | COURTESY PHOTO

NEWSPAPER AWARDS In Division 10 (small-circulation weeklies), The Post Dispatch took 2nd place, General Excellence; 2nd Place, Sports Coverage; 3rd Place, Column Writing; and 3rd Place, News Writing. Managing Editor Anna Gibson and Operations Coordinator Paul Gibson accepted the awards at the 145th Texas Press Association Convention in Denton June 19-21. Full coverage for all of the group’s newspapers, see pages 7, 8. | COURTESY PHOTO

Texas Press Association honors local newspapers

NEWSPAPER AWARDS In Division 10 (small-circulation weeklies), The Post Dispatch took 2nd place, General Excellence; 2nd Place, Sports Coverage; 3rd Place, Column Writing; and 3rd Place, News Writing.
DUSTY GRANTHAM

DUSTY GRANTHAM

Grantham promoted to principal at Southland

The Southland ISD board of trustees has approved Dusty Grantham to be the new principal for Southland High School starting with the 2025-26 school year. Grantham has been at Southland ISD for six years.
YOUNG ANGLERS Post Masonic Lodge revived the annual kids fishing derby this year after about five years of absence due to unforeseen circumstances. Approximately 45-50 kids showed up for the derby and had a great time. STORY AND MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTO

YOUNG ANGLERS Post Masonic Lodge revived the annual kids fishing derby this year after about five years of absence due to unforeseen circumstances. Approximately 45-50 kids showed up for the derby and had a great time. STORY AND MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTO

YOUNG ANGLERS

YOUNG ANGLERS Post Masonic Lodge revived the annual kids fishing derby this year after about five years of absence due to unforeseen circumstances. Approximately 45-50 kids showed up for the derby and had a great time.
FREE WATER All you need to collect rainwater is a catchment, a hard surface such as a rooftop, with gutters that direct water flow from downspouts into holding containers like rain barrels. | THE TEXAS SPUR

FREE WATER All you need to collect rainwater is a catchment, a hard surface such as a rooftop, with gutters that direct water flow from downspouts into holding containers like rain barrels. | THE TEXAS SPUR

Harvesting rainwater

Water is precious in West Texas.Last week’s rains brought much needed relief to our long drought. If those raindrops could have been captured, gardeners would have a no-cost water source for their crops. Rainwater harvesting is simply the collection and storage of rainwater.

POST NOTES

Upcoming eventsJune 21 Kids Fishing Derby at Southlake Park. Registration at 8–11 a.m. for kids big enough to hold a pole to 13 years of age. For more information, please contact The Bait Shop at (806) 777-5296.
ERADICATE POLIO Chris Atkinson, a Post Rotarian and the director of the Garza County Recovery Center (CRC), presented the purpose and vision of Rotary International of promoting peace, eradicating polio from the world, and so much more. To learn more about the local district Rotary Clubs, visit rotary5730.org. | POST DISPATCH

ERADICATE POLIO Chris Atkinson, a Post Rotarian and the director of the Garza County Recovery Center (CRC), presented the purpose and vision of Rotary International of promoting peace, eradicating polio from the world, and so much more. To learn more about the local district Rotary Clubs, visit rotary5730.org. | POST DISPATCH

ERADICATE POLIO

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Good People of Garza County, I am writing this letter to the editor (thank you Ms. Gibson for humoring me as always) to give notice that Post Eyecare has rather unceremoniously shuttered its windows. Perhaps some of you may know this. Or perhaps not.

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