Lighthouse Electric Cooperative is the Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture’s January 2021 business of the month! Representing the Coop-erative are some of its valuable employees, including Tim Kendall, Danny Nixon, Albert Daniel, Larry Ogden, Brenda Yeary, Shana Guthrie, Chad Buie and Mike Green.

Lighthouse Electric Co-operative located at 703 Hwy 70 in Floydada is the Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agricul-ture’s January 2021 busi-ness of the month! It is a

consumer-owned electric utility operating in 12 Texas counties including Crosby County. Lighthouse Elec-tric Cooperative, Inc., is a non-profit, member-owned rural electric cooperative

headquartered in Floydada, Texas. During the recent power outage, Lighthouse had numerous employees working around the clock to

licanCraig Carter, Repub-

licanCharles D. Gregory,

DemocraticDavid Spiller, Repub-

licanCounties involved in

this special election are Childress, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Garza, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Kent, King, Montague, Motley, Stone-w a l l , T h r o c k m o r t o n , Wheeler, Wilbarger and Young Counties.

7-Day Extended Forecast

Crosby County Weather Report sponsored by Vista Bank Temperatures & Precipitation

High Low Precip Dec. 30 48 31 .00Dec. 31 39 23 .00Jan. 1 48 25 .00Jan. 2 60 24 .00Jan. 3 61 29 .00Jan. 4 63 33 .00Jan. 5 58 35 .00

Saturday: Sunny. 50/Low 28 Sunday: Breezy 46/ Low 24 Monday: Sunny 52/ Low 26 Tuesday: Sunny. High 53/Low 27 Wednesday: Sun. High 60/Low 28 Thursday: Sunny. High 62/Low 31 Friday: Sunny. High 59/Low 31

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Crosby County Officials sworn in Monday, January 4, 2021On Monday, January 4th the Crosby County Judge, Rusty Forbes swore in the elected County Officials. Pictured above (l to r) are: Crosby County Sheriff Ethan Villanueva; Crosby Co. Constable George Cavitt; County Commissioner Precinct 4 Kevin Langdon; Crosby County Tax Assessor Michele Cook; Crosby County Attorney Michael Sales; Crosby Co. Judge Rusty Forbes; County Commissioner Precinct 1 Larry McCauley; and County Commissioner Precinct 3 Donald Kirksey.

Crosby County Deputies sworn in Monday, January 4, 2021On Monday, January 4th the Crosby County Judge, Rusty Forbes swore in the Crosby County Deputies. Pictured above from (l to r) are: Crosby Co. Judge Rusty Forbes; Crosby Co Sheriff Ethan Villanueva; Deputy Gilbert Car-rizales; Deputy Ruben Valdez; Deputy Matthew Martinez; Deputy Clayton Ragland; and Deputy Veronica Pickering.

Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce selects Lighthouse Electric Cooperative, Inc. as their Business of the Month for January

Special Election to be held for the Office of State House of Representatives, District 68 Early voting in Crosby County will begin Monday, January 11th thru January 15th

A Special Election will be held for the Office of State House of Representa-tive, District 68 that was vacated by Drew Springer. Early Voting in Crosby

County will take place at the Crosby County Courthouse beginning on Monday, Jan-uary 11th and continue thru January 15, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the 1st floor.

Early Voting will also be on Tuesday, January 19th.

Special Election Day is Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Candidates that are running for this position are as follows:

John Berry, RepublicanJason Brinkley, Repub-

Legal Notices in This Edition

*Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Variance Notice - {Page 3}

**** *Notice of Public Hearing for

Substandard Structures - {Page 6}****

*Notice of Sheriff’s Sale - {Page 7}****

Crosby County Notice of Special Election - {Page 10}

Crosby Co. Stock Show to be held January 13th thru January 17thGuidelines are in place for Health Precautions related to Covid-19

• We will be following AgriLife Extension guide-lines which include:

* We will follow current health guidelines in relation to cloth face coverings (over the nose and mouth) or non-medical grade face masks. Participants are asked to provide their own mask. Masks will be worn at all times except when an ex-hibitor is in the show arena.

* Advise all staff and anyone visiting the event, including exhibitors, visi-tors, judges, and veterinar-ians, to stay home if they

are sick.* Use markings and

signs to remind staff, exhib-itors, and visitors to prac-tice social distancing, wear masks in public spaces, es-pecially when maintaining at least 6 feet apart may be difficult, wash their hands, and follow other safety measures.

* Hand hygiene sta-tions will be available at the entrance and within the premises so that staff and visitors can clean their hands, including before and after interacting with

animals or entering/exiting animal areas.

* Clean and disinfect frequently touched sur-faces such as door handles/gates (including those to stall doors and bathrooms), and shared objects such as hoses.

* Encourage partici-pants to clean and disinfect items from home (halters, pitchforks, etc.) before bringing them to the event and again before they take them back home.

(See Crosbyton Chamber Business of Month Page 2)

(See Crosby County Stock Show Page 5)

Crosby County Burn Ban is still in Effect!

For a Controlled Burn You must contact the Crosby County Sheriff’s Office @ 806-675-7301 or Crosby County Judge, Rusty Forbes @ 806-675-2011.