Childress declares local state of disaster
Roger Estlack
Friday, September 11, 2026
Childress News
Childress Airport welcomes visitors
Tiffany Tully
CHILDRESS – Tuesday, Aug. 25, A Lear Jet dropped off passengers from Dallas, and another flew in from Galveston for business. A Piper Dakota came from Denton and a Cessna 441 flew in from Mineral Wells.Wednesday, Aug.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Tanner Thompson was promoted to Lieutenant and pinned by Chief Freeman and his father, Game Warden Matt Thompson, as Asst. Chief Wills looks on. INTREPID PHOTO / ROGER ESTLACK
Childress FD presents awards, dedicates truck
Roger Estlack
CHILDRESS – The Childress Fire Department dedicated its newest truck and honored several firefighters during a public ceremony last Friday, Aug. 28.The new Spartan S-180 was purchased by the City of Childress at a cost of about $985,000, according to Fire Chief Ralph Freeman.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Bobcat football players visited and connected with elementary students August 28. CHILDRESS ELEMENTARY
Childress Youth
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Childress Youth
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Childress Supply Lists
News Staff
EARLY CHILDHOOD• 2 containers Clorox wipes• 3 large boxes Kleenex• 1 box gallon Ziploc bags• 1 reusable water bottlePRE-KINDERGARTEN• 1 hand sanitizer• 1 box Dixie cups• 1 Crayola watercolor set• 1 pair of headphones (no earbuds)• 3 containers Clorox wipes• 2 packages baby wipes• 3 large boxes...
Thursday, July 30, 2026
The Childress Police Department released their June 2026 activity report Tuesday, June 30.
Childress Police Department releases June 2026 activity report
Elizabeth Tanner
The Childress Police Department released their June 2026 activity report today, Tuesday, June 30. "The Childress Police Department would like to reflect
on what has been a very busy and, at times, difficult month for our community,”
Childress Police Chief Jerrald Johnson said.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Today, hundreds gathered at Childress High School to pay their respects to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Sergio Romero, who was tragically killed in the line of duty last week.
DPS honor fallen trooper in Childress
Special To The Intrepid
AUSTIN – Today, hundreds gathered at Childress High School to pay their respects to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Sergio Romero, who was tragically killed in the line of duty last week.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Sergio Romero was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, June 17.
DPS Trooper dies in traffic crash
Special To The Intrepid
AUSTIN – It is with great sadness that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Childress County.Trooper Sergio Romero, 27, was attempting to conduct a traffic stop along US-287 near Childress around 4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Childress Country Club gives back
Elizabeth Tanner
CHILDRESS — The Childress County Club recently hosted the Fourth Annual Three-Man Tournament, raising funds for three local nonprofit organizations, including Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Rolling Plains, Childress Helping Hands and We Can Care, Saturday, May 2-Sunday, May 1 at...
Friday, May 15, 2026
Competing at the 3A Region 1 Academic UIL meet, Eva Bratton and Benjamin Downey punched their ticket to the upcoming UIL Academic State Meet, placing within the top three of their respective events Friday, April 24. Bratton, who competed in Informative Speaking, finished third, as well as Downey, who competed in Literary Criticism. COURTESY PHOTO
Childress students punch ticket to state
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Friday, May 15, 2026
