Floyd County Hesperian Beacon

Floydada, Texas, United StatesEnglish

The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon is a weekly newspaper serving Floydada, Lockney, and the surrounding areas of Floyd County, Texas. It provides local news, high school sports coverage, and community events, maintaining a long-standing tradition of journalism in the South Plains region of West Texas.

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