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'Mums' Still the Word

Not only is the Seminole High School’s football team busy preparing for Friday night’s homecoming game but local florists, along with the Seminole High School's floral design class, have been tirelessly designing and creating ‘’Texas-style’’ mum corsages in preparation for the annual event.

The "basic" homecoming corsages dated back to the 1950’s and featured live Chrysanthemum blooms and a few ribbons. According to locals, the corsages became more elaborate in the 1970’s, and the live flowers were replaced with silk replicas. 

Monarch Butterflies Abundant Locally This Year as Part of Annual Migration Process

By the tens of thousands, they have fluttered their way into the region as part of an annual migration process which began weeks ago and many miles to the north of Gaines County.

Within a few days and weeks, the distinct Monarch butterfly will leave this region in search of the warmer climates of central mountainous region of central Mexico.

But while they have been here in Gaines County this year, the Monarch butterflies have certainly brought a lot of attention to local residents, who have taken to posting videos and pictures on social media.

Promoting Prevention

Fire Prevention Week is currently underway across the country and the Seminole Volunteer Fire Department, under the direction of Chief Richard Alvarado, plan to visits as many area schools as possible to inform students on the importance of fire safety.

War Bonnets of the American Indians

The Gaines County Museum is home to many Native American artifacts, including a recently donated exhibit of a Native American Headdress replica, which previosly was awarded a 1st Place Prize in the “Native American Exhibit” category of the New Mexico State Fair. The piece was purchased for Rana Jones, great-niece of the late-Sandra Ward -- a longtime resident of Seminole -- when Rana won the title of Miss New Mexico in 2003.

Columbus: Childhood Teachings Busted

Most adults remember celebrating Columbus Day as a child by making replicas of Spanish ships and repeating the following: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...on the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. October 12 was a day to remember a hero, the Spanish explorer who discovered America. What a disappointment it must be to many that not only did Columbus not discover America, there was no Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria.

War Bonnets of the American Indians

The Gaines County Museum is home to many Native American artifacts, including a recently donated exhibit of a replica Native American Headdress, which previosly was awarded a 1st Place Prize in the "Native American Exhibit" category of the New Mexico State Fair.

The piece was purchased for Rana Jones, great niece of the late-Sandra Ward -- a longtime resident of Seminole -- when Rana, won the title of Miss New Mexico in 2003. 

Columbus: Childhood Teachings Busted

Most adults remember celebrating Columbus Day as a child by making replicas of Spanish ships and repeating the following: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...on the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. October 12 was a day to remember a hero, the Spanish explorer who discovered America. What a disappointment it must be to many that not only did Columbus not discover America, there was no Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria.

SHS Project Designed to Help Students Learn More of Themselves

Discovering their ‘Passion’

On Thursday, October 18, students at Seminole High School will once again have the opportunity to explore their inner passions and learn more about themselves through the school’s Passion Project.

Seminole High School Painted Parking Spaces to Fund Future Project

Thanks to the brainchild of senior Carlye Winfrey, students at Seminole High School were recently given the opportunity to participate in a new tradition and also claim an envied spot in the student parking lot at the same time.

Cotton, Deceit and JFK

He might be considered West Texas' Bernie Madoff, except that Madoff's Wall Street ponzi scheme was child's play by comparison to his elaborate array of cons that made him legendary in the annals of white collar crime throughout Texas and the U.S. Not since Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker had a Texas criminal become such a household name.

An entire World War II generation knew that name, and most of their Baby Boomer children had heard it in the most unflattering terms. And it was always, always, uttered in three words.

He was Billy Sol Estes.