September 2, 2026
SADDLE UP! Friday and Saturday nights, working-ranch rodeo returns to the arena in Roaring Springs,Texas, for the 103rd annual collaborative event with Motley and Dickens Counties. Youth events take place Thursday, Aug. 27. | PAUL ROBERTS PHOTO
BOB WILLS BBQ COOK-OFF will return this Sept. 11–12 in Turkey— with lots of spoke and prizes. Pictured are highlights from the 2025 competition. | COURTESY PHOTO
GETTING READY FOR THE GRIDIRON The Silverton Owls football players continued an annual tradition last week, Decals with Dads, as fathers and sons came together to get the team’s helmets ready for the new season. MORE SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | COURTESY PHOTOS
Aug. 23 Rustler Fire contained on rural Dickens, Motley acreage
Thursday, August 27, 2026
On the blustery afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 23, Spur’s volunteer fire department was called out to assist in the northern portion of the county as a fire was reported on rural acreage west of FM28 north of McAdoo.
103RD ANNUAL MOTLEY-DICKENS REUNION & RODEO KEEPSAKE PROGRAM
103RD ANNUAL MOTLEY-DICKENS REUNION & RODEO KEEPSAKE PROGRAM
DECALS WITH DADS
SILVERTON FOOTBALL TheSilvertonOwlsreceivedtheirfinal pep talk of the pre-season last week, as the regular season kicks off next week. | COURTESY PHOTO
DUAL CREDIT Motley County ISD has 14 dual-credit students taking 78 hours this semester in a partnership program with South Plains College Dual Credit. | COURTESY PHOTO
Ronald Lynn Mullin, 1947–2026
Lera Kate Hutcherson
Clovia Ruth Rice
