I Thoroughly Enjoyed the CTE Power Lunch
Career and Technical Education students and teachers at Muleshoe High School hosted their first Power Lunch at the Muleshoe Training Center on Thursday, March 7th. Local business owners and community leaders were invited to come meet the students and see what skills...
Kay Graves and a Little Piece of Heaven
You may or may not know Muleshoe has a food pantry that serves Bailey County residents who sometimes need a helping hand with groceries. You also may or may not know that the food pantry exists because of Kay Graves. Let me tell you about Kay; then in a following...
Remember Our Fallen Heroes Comes to Muleshoe
Ellis Funeral Home is celebrating sixty years of service this year. As a way of honoring Muleshoe and the surrounding community they have come to know for those sixty years, they hosted the Remember Our Fallen Heroes from Texas exhibit this past Presidents Day...
Soul Stew for Valentine’s Day
First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe celebrated Valentine’s Day this year with delivery of valentine bags filled with goodies as a way of spreading cheer to people we thought might enjoy a bright spot in their day. Preparations began Wednesday, the night before...
Carl and the Bamert Seed Story
Carl and Cookie Bamert married in Las Cruces, New Mexico, spent part of their honeymoon at the Elite Hotel in Clovis, liked what they saw across the state line around Muleshoe, bought some land, and never looked back....
My Fifteen Minutes of Fame at the Book Signing!
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of hosting a book signing for The Bright Lights of Muleshoe at the Barnes and Noble store located in the South Plains Mall in Lubbock, Texas. The store’s Community Business Development Manager, Terry Handley, worked with me to organize...
The Surprise in the Elm Tree
Porche Dog just had a fit a couple of weeks ago one night barking at something out in the pasture. This is not unusual, as she takes her guard dog duties very seriously and warns us of unwanted or unexpected visitors, but her insistence that something was out there...
The Country Schools That Time Took Away
I don’t know how often this is the case with counties in Texas, but Bailey County has only one incorporated city within its borders-Muleshoe. Incorporated cities will surely have at least one school or school district, I would think. Don’t care to research that topic,...
A Look at the Bailey County Courthouse
When the Bailey County Courthouse had its facelift last year, I decided it was time to look into its history. I went to the Internet for some general information and discovered that Bailey County has had two courthouses. The original, a white frame structure, was...
The Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce Officially Kicks Off the Christmas Season
The Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce kicked off the Christmas season Saturday with a small business promotional contest and the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Muleshoe Visitor’s Center and Chamber Office. The wind had finally died down, and it was a pleasant night...
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