People’s Church, Dalhart honored by Operation Christmas Child

 An Operation Christmas Child delegation came to People’s Church in Dalhart on Sunday August 16 to present the church and its members with a 15-Year service award. Since 1993, nationally & internationally, Operation Christmas Child has worked to send gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. Along with the shoeboxes, Operation Christmas Child presents the children with the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

First Baptist Church celebrates 125 years in Dalhart

 By Sandy Reynolds
Special to the Dalhart Texan

 (Editor’s note: This is the third and final part of a three-part series about the 125^th anniversary of the First Baptist Church and its history in Dalhart. The first was published on August 20, and covered the time period from 1901 through about 1938, and the second was published on August 27 and covered the time period from 1944 through about 1971, and included the creation of Lincoln Street Baptist Church, Antioch Baptist Church, and the early beginnings of La Primera Iglesia Bautista.)

Texline’s Raley Valdez wins national championship 

Gold, silver medals complete comeback

 By Autumn Smith
Special to the Dalhart Texan

 For Raley Valdez, gymnastics has always been just one part of who she is. She is an athlete, competitor, daughter, teammate and someone who has never been afraid to take on a challenge. This summer, all of those qualities came together as she returned to the national stage and earned two medals at the 2026 Stars and Stripes Nationals in Sevierville, Tennessee.