The 501

COMMENTARYIf your dad is a farmer and your mother is a housewife, it’s usually more of an adventure to hang out with your dad. My opinion.Unless your mother is cleaning the sink drain with baking soda and vinegar. Mother let me watch.

Happy Birthday and Anniversary to...

Have an addition or change to our birthdays and anniversaries? You’re welcome to participate if you or a family member of any age live in Garza County. Email: post@wtx.

Caprock Christian Academy now enrolling for 2026-27

Caprock Christian Academy in Post is now enrolling students for the 2026-27 school year, offering Christ-centered preschool programs focused on spiritual, emotional, social and academic development.

Phones down, eyes up, Texas

CHILDRESS – Whatever’s on the phone, it can’t be as important as what’s in front of you on the road. Pay attention behind the wheel — it can save a life.Unfortunately, drivers sometimes forget their fellow Texans and drive distracted.

Has your mailing address changed?

SUBSCRIBERS— If you’ve moved, don’t forget to tell us! It may take weeks for a USPS Change of Address notice to reach us—and your newspapers won’t come to your new address until it does. Instead, just email us at post@ wtx.news, and we’ll update it right away.

Chamber to host Casino night fundraiser

The Post Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 2026 Casino Night fundraiser Saturday, April 11, featuring an evening of games, prizes and community fellowship, along with a Grand Slam Raffle drawing.Doors will open at 8 p.m.

Cook-off set for May 1-2 in Post

Cook teams from across West Texas and beyond are invited to compete in the IYKYK Cook-Off Fiesta and Cowboy Roundup, scheduled for May 1-2, 2026, at the Post Stampede Rodeo Grounds, 1210 N. Broadway St.

Inmate dies at Dalby Unit; autopsy pending

An inmate was found unresponsive late Sunday, March 29 at the Giles W. Dalby Unit, according to officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Staff discovered the inmate at approximately 11:45 p.m. in his cell and immediately initiated life-saving measures.