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Greenwood graduate named chief of staff for USDA agency

Greenwood graduate named chief of staff for USDA agency

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Greenwood graduate named chief of staff for USDA agency

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body WASHINGTON, DC - Greenwood High School graduate Kyle Allen has been promoted to chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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Cheetahs carry Basin pride to Nike Outdoor Nationals

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body EUGENE, OR - Six athletes from the Midland Cheetahs Track Club are set to compete this week at the prestigious Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, earning their place among some of the top junior high and high school runners in the nation.
From left, Cori Pena, known as the store’s “bow queen,” Briley Gardenhire, Michelle Lloyd and Ashley Byram stand in front of Michelle’s Adoorable Creations in Greenwood. The business, located at 2800 S. County Road 1067, recently expanded its storefront and now carries homecoming supplies for customers across west Texas.

From left, Cori Pena, known as the store’s “bow queen,” Briley Gardenhire, Michelle Lloyd and Ashley Byram stand in front of Michelle’s Adoorable Creations in Greenwood. The business, located at 2800 S. County Road 1067, recently expanded its storefront and now carries homecoming supplies for customers across west Texas.

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Greenwood craft store expands, becomes West Texas source for homecoming supplies

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body GREENWOOD - What started as a small wreathmaking business on a kitchen counter has grown into a nearly 6,000-square-foot storefront that ships products around the world. Now, Michelle’s Adoorable Creations is taking on a new role.
Three Steps of Christianity

Three Steps of Christianity

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Three Steps of Christianity

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Body There are many places in the Bible that explains the main trail of Christianity. There are many more steps of developing the steps. Today I want to show this one path of three steps. We see all through the word Salvation, Sacrifice and Service.

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The Savvy Senior

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Body Dear Savvy Senior, I keep hearing about AI in the news and how it’s being used in scams. I’m not very tech savvy and find it confusing.
COUNTIES OF TEXAS

COUNTIES OF TEXAS

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COUNTIES OF TEXAS

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Body Part Owner of Texas COUNTIES OF TEXAS Texas has 254 counties, more than any other state. The reason has to do with the size of the state.

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A GIFT FOR A GUNFIGHTER

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Body On Jun. 13, 1881 Ben Thompson, gunfighter and lawman, received a goldplated target pistol in the mail from his new friend, famed showman “Buffalo Bill” Cody.

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Cotton QuickTake

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Body June 8, 2026 After a difficult start to June, the market’s focus is beginning to shift from macro-driven selling toward the supply-side story, with Thursday’s WASDE report and the June 30 Acreage report now in view.
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