Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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This summer I got to work as an intern at the Transcript, and my favorite part of the job was being behind the camera. At the end of the school year our Black Sox boys made it to state baseball, which hadn't been done in 24 years. I covered the region championship and several of the state games. I remember being in the dugout on the last play of the region championship game. I was getting ready to take all of the celebration shots when one of our players turned to look at me and told me to move because they were all gonna jump over the fence...
Are you willing to risk your health just to have straight hair? In 2022 a study was released that links the use of specific hair straightening chemicals to an increased risk of uterine cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has since evaluated the study’s claims, along with others, and taken steps to ban the sale of these chemicals in the U.S. I agree that a ban should be put in place for the use of these chemicals, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people have no knowledge of the fact that these chemicals are so h...
On Tuesday, July 21 the Pink Sox headed to Devils Lake to avenge their Ponytail League champion status from 2019. They had a bye in the first round, and took on Devils Lake 2 in the semifinal round after recording just three losses in the entire season. At the mound for the Pink Sox was Lora Wobbema. Devils Lake was up to bat first, scoring two runs. The Pink Sox fought back hard, scoring three in inning one. Inning two Devils Lake scored nothing and Pink Sox score three more points. The defense...
Eddy County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Bittmann visited the school this April to talk about bullying. By the time he left, he had inspired a group of third graders (Karsyn Wetzel, Olivia Larson, Lily Whitley, Emmie Belquist and Jocee Lawrence) to start The Kindness Club. Since then about 15 more students have joined to help stop bullying. The Kindness Club was started by these girls mostly because of the amount of bullying that goes on. The club founders know that bullying happens most often outside...
