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Wellington

Monday, Aug. 28 Tuesday, Aug. 29 Wednesday, Aug. 30 Thursday, Aug. 31 Breakfast: Sausage Kolache or Breakfast Round, Yogurt, Peaches, Fruit Juice, Milk. Lunch: X-Treme Burrito, White Queso, Charro Beans, Corn, Salsa, Orange Smiles, Pudding, Milk.
Memphis Lions to host 37th Annual GolfTournament

Memphis Lions to host 37th Annual GolfTournament

Memphis Lions to host 37th Annual Golf Tournament

The Memphis Lions Club will host the 37th Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Memphis Country Club. The two-person, 18-hole scramble will tee off at 1 p.m. Entry is $50 per team. Prizes will be awarded to the top places in each flight. A meal will follow the scramble.
WHS Class of 2024 makes a splash

WHS Class of 2024 makes a splash

WHS Class of 2024 makes a splash

The Wellington High School Class of 2024 opens its final year of high school with a pool party at Wellington Country Club Sunday, Aug. 20. The classmates celebrated with a special cake and missed those who couldn’t attend.
The Childress High School Class of 2024 gathers at Fair Park for the annual Senior Sunrise tradition Thursday, Aug. 17 prior to the first day of school. Through the Lens of Liz/Elizabeth Oronia

The Childress High School Class of 2024 gathers at Fair Park for the annual Senior Sunrise tradition Thursday, Aug. 17 prior to the first day of school. Through the Lens of Liz/Elizabeth Oronia

Childress students celebrate beginning of year with Senior Sunrise

The Childress High School Class of 2024 gathers at Fair Park for the annual Senior Sunrise tradition Thursday, Aug. 17 prior to the first day of school. Stran Smith shares a moment with the Childress High School Class of 2024, including his son, Scout Smith, praying with the students.
Coffee Blood Center meets Collingsworth County goal

Coffee Blood Center meets Collingsworth County goal

Coffee Blood Center meets Collingsworth County goal

“On a goal of 16, we had a total of 15 donors processed, giving us 100% of our goal,” said Coffee Memorial Blood Center Administrative Coordinator Cassandra Neal. “We had a total of 19 screened, but only 15 were able to donate.
Birth Announcement

Birth Announcement

Birth Announcement

Mason and Roxanne Smith, of Dodson, along with older siblings Catalina and Beckham, are thrilled to announce the birth of their son and brother, Knox Storm Smith, born at 6:20 a.m. Aug. 4, 2023, in Childress. He arrived weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long.
Five generations deep

Five generations deep

Five generations deep

Recently, on Saturday, Aug. 12, June Harrison, of Childress, traveled to Lubbock to celebrate with family spanning five generations deep, including one-week-old Silas Bilbery. From left: Harrison, Sandy King, Chris Lawrence, Jordan Bilbery, Silas Bilbery. 
Rotarians host annual Childress ISD staff breakfast

Rotarians host annual Childress ISD staff breakfast

Rotarians host annual Childress ISD staff breakfast

The Childress Rotary Club hosts a back-to-school breakfast for Childress Independent School District (ISD) staff Friday, Aug. 11. Childress ISD campuses returned to school Thursday, Aug. 17.