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All In The Family — It’s back-to-back valedictorians for the León family. Last year, Sophia León was named the Valedictorian of the Class of 2025 and this year her brother, Marco, was named the Valedictorian of the Class of 2026. Congratulations to Sophia and Marco for their remarkable academic accomplishment and the positive example they have set for the Friona Independent School District!
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We Need A Rain — As we approach the last week of May, the City of Friona has received only .59 inches of rain for the year. It is the driest start of the year in the last in the last ten years. In 2022 we had .69 inches of rain heading into May and fortunately added 1.56 inches during the month but only ended up with 10.45 inches for the year. Our past 10-year average for January-May is 4.86 inches. Even in 2011, when we received only 7.21 inches for the year, we had 1.05 inches through May. Pray for rain!
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The Hut Still Has It — A new YouGov survey ranking America’s favorite pizza chains named Pizza Hut as the No. 1 chain, edging out Domino’s among 44,000 diners. Pizza Hut won 19.1% of the vote to Domino’s 17.1%. Papa John’s came in third at 11.4%, Little Caesars fourth at 5.3%, and Marco’s Pizza rounded out the top five with 4.7%, based on responses collected from March 2025 through February 2026. The Flyover
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Power Rangers — Energy companies NextEra and Dominion announced a nearly $67 billion merger Monday that will create the world’s largest regulated electric utility, serving 10 million customers across Florida, Virginia, and the Carolinas. The companies say scale is the point: larger combined operations mean more efficient construction and financing, which they argue will eventually lead to lower bills for customers amid surging demand for AI data centers. The combined company will operate under NextEra’s name, though Dominion’s brand will remain in place for its local operations in Virginia and the Carolinas. The all-stock deal is expected to close in 12 to 18 months. The Flyover
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