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FLOYD COUNTY, TX (KCBD) - A Floyd County Grand Jury has indicted a former Floydada High School Teacher's Aide on a charge of having an improper relationship between an educator and a student. Police say 50-year-old Hope Warren is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 16-year-old student. Warren resigned from her position with Floydada ISD on Friday, when the district first learned about the allegations. The Floyd County Sheriff's Office tells us that Warren has not yet been arrested.

Floydada residents reunite to toast 75 years of tradition BY P. CHRISTINE SMITH AVALANCHE-JOURNAL FLOYDADA — For 74 years the community has gathered once each spring to honor those who came before them and to have a little fun. Old Settlers Reunion is a tradition, something people have come to count on, much like grandma's handmade quilt or mom's turkey and dressing at Thanksgiving. Floydada's Old Settlers Reunion, which includes a parade, will mark mark its 75th anniversary Saturday "It's really amazing to me. It's almost like a homecoming," said Tim Assiter, a Floydada native who helps organize the annual...

Saturday, November 2, 2002 Last modified at 2:24 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2002 © 2002 - The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Museum a treasure chest for town By LINDA KANE AVALANCHE-JOURNAL FLOYDADA — Imagining the simple, perhaps even stark, existence of early settlers or envisioning the use of early medical instruments might be a stretch for many people. But a step inside the Floyd County Historical Museum brings the images into focus. The museum in Floydada — a community of fewer than 4,000 residents about 50 miles northeast of Lubbock — provides a look back at the county's history dating more...