June 11, 2026
Hometown Independence day celebrations slated for July 4 weekend
NEW DISTRICT ENGINEER IN 2026 Kylan Francis (left, at lectern) addressed the crowd at the End the Streak Campaign announcement in November 2018, at a staff gathering at theTexas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Lubbock District Office. | COURTESY PHOTO
Upcoming summer events at Caprock Canyons State Park
INVESTIGATORTODD SMITH (left) isn’t presuming to give orders to reenactor T. G. Caraway during last Saturday’s Comanchero Rendezvous program—he’s demonstrating the dress and armament of a U.S. army soldier circa 1871, the key focus of his recent archeological explorations. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 | CAPROCK COURIER
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Since its founding in 2013, the volunteer-run Comanchero Canyons Museum in Quitaque, Texas, has set an ambitious agenda to preserve and interpret the distinctive culture of trade across the Llano Estacado.
Books about the Mother Road
LOOKING BACK
Silverton Library kicks off summer reading program with a little magic
Clovia Ruth Rice
Clovia Ruth Rice
James “Jim” Davis
