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OBITUARIES PUBLIC NOTICE • CITY OF FLOYDADA Robert Dwayne Nixon, 1964–2021 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE Robert Dwayne Nixon was born October 4, 1963 in Floydada and CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was the youngest son of Leslie and Doris Nixon, and the brother of Gary and Keith Nixon. OF THE CITY OF FLOYDADA, TEXAS Visitation was held Friday, August 20, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Moore-Rose Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 21, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Floy- at the First Baptist Church of Floydada. Mark Snowden officiated. dada, Texas, at its meeting to commence at 6:30 P.M. on October 19, 2021, Arrangements were under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada. at its regular meeting place at City Hall, 114 W Virginia St., Texas, tenta- Robert graduated from Floydada High School in 1982. After tively proposes to adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of interest graduation, Robert attended Texas Tech University, where he played football for his beloved Red Raiders. Robert graduated from bearing certificates of obligation, in one or more series, in an amount not Texas Tech in 1986 with a degree in Ag Economics, then returned to exceed $1,650,000 for paying all or a portion of the City’s contractual to Floydada to farm. Robert loved the lake, Texas Tech football and his dogs. obligations incurred in connection with (i) acquiring, constructing, and Robert was a friend to many, and he loved his friends very much. You always knew when Robert equipping additions, improvements, or extensions for the City’s water and was in the room with his boisterous laugh that could be heard a mile away. Robert loved raising pigs and attending stock shows. It was said that if you wanted your pig weighed sewer system; (ii) purchase and equipment of fire apparatuses; and (iii) at a major stock show you just let Robert take the lead and he would clear the path to the scales. legal, fiscal and engineering fees in connection with such projects. The Robert was a member of the First Baptist Church of Floydada and served on the board of directors City proposes to provide for the payment of such certificates of obligation of Lighthouse Electric Cooperative. He was preceded in death by his father, Leslie Nixon, and his mother, Doris Nixon. from the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes in the City as provided by Those left to cherish his memory are his brothers, Gary Nixon and wife, Robin, of Floydada, and law and from a limited pledge of surplus revenues of the City’s water and Keith Nixon and wife, Trish, of Dallas; three nephews, Kirby Nixon and Keenan Nixon of Floydada; and Rance Nixon of Dallas and two stepsons, Corey Hayter of McKinney and Christopher Hayter of sewer system, remaining after payment of all operation and maintenance Lubbock. expenses thereof, and all debt service, reserve, and other requirements in Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church of Floydada. Online condolences may be made at www.moore-rose.com. connection with all of the City’s revenue bonds or other obligations (now or hereafter outstanding), which are payable from all or any part of the net revenues of the City’s water and sewer system. The certificates of obligation are to be issued, and this notice is given, under and pursuant to the provi- sions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, Subchapter C of Chapter 271.

MEMORIAL SERVICE In accordance with the provisions of Texas Local Government Code, Subchapter C of Chapter 271, as amended (“Chapter 271”), the following Glen Wood information has been provided by the City: (i) the principal amount of all Memorial services for Glen Wood of South Plains, Texas, will be held August 28, 2:00 p.m. at the outstanding debt obligations of the City is $0.00; (ii) the current combined South Plains Baptist Church in South Plains. principal and interest required to pay all outstanding debt obligations of the City on time and in full is $0.00; (iii) the maximum principal amount

CROSSWORD THEME EMMY AWARDS of the certificates of obligation to be authorized is $1,650,000; (iv) the FIND THE SOLUTION IN THE CLASSIFIEDS • PAGE 9 estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the certificates Fitzgerald of obligation to be authorized on time and in full is $2,039,758.33; (v) the 2. Jack, Janet and Chrissy from "Three's Company," maximum interest rate for the certificates may not exceed the maximum e.g. legal interest rate; and (vi) the maximum maturity date of the certificates 3. Long time 4. Rekindled of obligation to be authorized is February 15, 2042. 5. Faucet 6. Loads (2 words) 7. *Jason Sudeikis' role CITY OF FLOYDADA, TEXAS 8. Golden parachute recipients 9. U, on the road FLOYD COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM • FAVORITE STORIES 10. One from Great Britain 11. Culture-growing turf 12. Bank on Early roads and the Mackenzie Trail 15. Like an ignoramus 20. *Hugh Laurie's As part of its mission to preserve local history, the Floyd County Historical Museum has medical drama, recorded and transcribed oral histories and other documents over the years. This piece was nominated 25 times, that written by Alma Holmes. ended in 2012 22. Egg cells Many counties, of course, claim the “Mackenzie Trail,” the famous trail on which General Mack- 24. Great Britain's anti- enzie chased the Indians. There seems no contention that the first marked road or trail coming up to mob law (2 words) 25. *"The Queen's the Llano Estacado Plains was the one which Mackenzie started at Fort Griffin in Shackleford County, Gambit" game followed the Clear Fork of the Brazos, to Soldier’s Mound on Duck Creek about ten miles north and 26. Blood carrier east of the present-day city of Spur. 27. Suggest He then went across Dockum Flat, around the edge of the caprock, coming up Blanco Canyon near 29. *Drag ball culture Silver Falls. He then traveled north and east to Catfish Draw and came upon the plains at about Sec- drama tion Twelve, where the Ralls and Floydada road crosses the canyon. He traveled along the Running 31. Retired, shortened 32. *"Get ____," Water Draw about eight miles west of Floydada to Plainview, where a marker has been placed. An Outstanding Comedy old map of 1881 shows this route of the Mackenzie Trail crossing Crosby, Floyd and Hale Counties. Series winer in 1968 and In 1887 the first permanent road out of Floyd County was a mail route from Estacado in Crosby 69 County to Amarillo in Potter County. This trail was across the southwestern part of the county and 33. Saintly glows was made by going from one lake to another, probably following the buffalo trails. 34. *Royalty chronicles, Plainview, Tulia and Canyon did not exist at this time. Later, with only a few changes, this route with The 36. Philadelphia's Ivy became the regular road to and through these cities. 38. Millimeter of mercury Amarillo was the center of progress. Cattle and sometimes sheep and hogs were driven slowly up 42. "Vamos a la ____" this trail to Amarillo for shipment. Heavy freight wagons loaded with buffalo bones went to Amarillo, ACROSS 24. Invitation request 53. *Compilation of 45. *What one needs to then were filled with groceries, dry goods and supplies of all kinds for the return trip. Once in awhile 1. *Emmy Awards 25. Part of graduate's nominees, e.g. be nominated these wagons would be stranded because of muddy ruts or sick animals. The driver would leave the attendees or celestial ensemble 55. Uh-huh 49. Itinerary word wagon loaded with merchandise right where it was, be gone for a week or two, come back and find bodies 28. South American 57. *"Swingers" 51. Old crone 6. "He ____ and drank indigenous people actor turned "The 54. Like Elvis's famous everything just as he had left it. the precious words..." 30. Lung pouch (2 words) Mandalorian" director shoes 9. Skier's transport 35. Giannis 61. *Ewan McGregor's 56. Digression 13. Move like ivy Antetokounmpo's target role 57. Much ado 14. What Alex and 37. Stain on Santa 65. Soviet entity 58. Against, prefix MUSE NEWS Lexington have in 39. Take exception to 66. Flightless bird 59. Violin's Renaissance common 40. Highland tongue 68. Princess of #34 Down predecessor Floyd County’s local archive benefits researchers from all over. 15. Power glitch 41. Bar, legally 69. Type of weasel 60. One less traveled 16. White condiment 43. Tropical tuber 70. Lady or Tramp, e.g. 61. Os in XOXO The Mary Lou Bollman History and Genealogy Center and the Floyd County Historical Museum, across 17. Schiller's "____ to 44. Time on the job 71. Improvise 62. *The Handmaid's from courthouse in Floydada, Texas, provide helpful information regarding family and local history to Joy" 46. Grey tea 72. Young herring "story" visitors and to written requests from across the nation and the globe. 18. Movie "The ____ of 47. Make a picture 73. Printing unit, pl. 63. ____ top of ____ Included in the museum’s collection are artifacts from the 1540 Coronado Expedition discovered the Chicago 7" 48. Satellite Navigation 74. '90s TV sitcom "Boy 64. Captures Blanco Canyon and a scale model reproduction of the Montgomery Ranch House. We maintain an ex- 19. *"Last Week ____ System, for short ____ World" 67. *Allison Janney's with John Oliver" 50. Mr. Eugene Krabs, DOWN show tensive genealogy library for Floyd county and the U.S., and our photographic collection of over 3,800 21. *"Lovecraft ____" e.g. 1. Sing like Ella photos has been digitized for searching and printing. 23. Excessively 52. X Visiting the museum in person Visitors are welcome at the Museum weekday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m., or by appointment, (806) 983-2415 or [email protected]. GET THE HESPERIAN-BEACON EARLY Memberships and contributions welcome Dues and contributions are vital to the museum’s operation and maintenance. The Genealogy Center On newsstands throughout Floyd County and the Museum welcome memberships from within and outside Floyd County at any time. Memorial Allsup’s Stores• Click Clack Convenience Store • Hop In • Lowe’s contributions will be acknowledged with cards to the family members.

Pay’n’Save • Main Street Pizza • Payne Pharmacy • Producers Coop, Please mail membership dues, contributions or memorials to: Floydada • Ray Ray’s Restaurant •Tastee Burger • Wilson Pharmacy Floyd County Historical Museum, P. O. Box 304 Floydada, TX 79235

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