PBAF opens scholarship applications for 2024-25

MIDLAND – Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle. Students and counselors may view eligibility and selection criteria for scholarships on the PBAF website, www.pbaf.org. The application opened January 1 and the deadline is March 31.

Soup cook-off set for Feb. 24

WEST TEXAS- It’s getting close to time to find out who has the best recipe in Texas as the 34th Annual Great Texas Soup Cook-Off draws near. This year’s event will be Feb. 24 at the Martin County Community Center from 5-7 p.m.

Grady senior Samantha Griffin

Grady senior Samantha Griffin placed fifth at the 2024 State Congress. She competed in the Class 1A Division

March Futures Finished with Strong Gains for Second Consecutive Week

• Stock Market Managed to Recover Losses by the End of the Week • U.S. Export Sales Report Held Phenomenal Sales and Shipments for Week Ending January 11 The story seems the same for this week as previous weeks.

Start searching for recipes, the soup cook-off will be Feb. 24

It’s getting close to time to find out who has the best recipe in Texas as the 34th Annual Great Texas Soup Cook-Off draws near. This year’s event will be Feb. 24 at the Martin County Community Center from 5-7 p.m.

Drought loosens grip on Texas agriculture

Drought continues to linger in patches of the state, but Texas agricultural producers face much better cropping outlooks going into spring, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Body found Wednesday morning in Stanton

STANTON - On Jan. 24, 2024, at 10:53am, Officers of the Stanton Police Department were dispatched to Shelbourne Park, (Stanton’s City Park) in reference to an unresponsive person.

Texas Adds More Jobs In 2023 Than Any Other State

– Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas leading all 50 states as the No. 1 state for jobs gained in 2023 following the release of December employment data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Texas added 369,600 nonfarm jobs from December 2022 to December 2023 – the most in the nation.

Fixin’ to Happen

STANTON -- The Martin County Extension Office is offering a Health Talk on STRESS LESS: Mind Matters, on Jan. 30 at 10:30 - 11 at the Martin County Senior Center. Join them and learn how to manage and cope with stress by changing ones way of thinking.