Cotton Quick Take

JULY 25, 2025 Cotton prices held steady again this week, lacking clear direction from global export trade. With the marketing year nearing its end and broader markets gaining strength, will cotton follow suit or continue to drift sideways? Get QuickTake’s read on the week’s events in five minutes.

Gun and hardware store coming to Greenwood

Greenwood folks will soon have a new place to shop for everything from hunting gear to hardware supplies without making the drive into town. Greenwood resident Stephen Tarr is opening Guns Up Outdoorsman & Supply Store on FM 307, a combination gun shop, outdoor store, and hardware supply center.

Cotton Quick Take

JULY 18, 2025 Cotton prices edged higher this week but remained in the same old range. With just weeks left in the marketing year and broader markets gaining momentum, will the quiet persist, or is this merely the calm before the storm? Get QuickTake’s read on the week’s events in five minutes.

Fixin’ to Happen

Greenwood parents are turning up the volume on fundraising with a live music event on Friday, August 9 at Rooster’s Backyard, to support the Greenwood High School Class of 2028 and their future Project Graduation.. The concert will include live acoustic sets from Landry Walls and Robert Sullivan.

Rangers star pitcher transferring to chase bigger goals

On the road back to Greenwood from Georgia, Graeson Register had just wrapped his final summer game with his travel ball team—the last he’d play as a high school athlete. In a phone interview this week, he reflected on the weight and excitement of his next chapter.