‘Ohana means family’

Memphis Middle School students who met their Accelerated Reading (AR) goal are rewarded with a trip to Mulkey Theatre in Clarendon to watch “Lilo & Stitch.”

‘Senior Sunday’ observed across Collingsworth County

‘Senior Sunday’ observed across Collingsworth County

Memphis Convalescent Center names May Employee of the Month

Memphis Convalescent Center recognizes housekeeper Mary Ann Evans as the May Employee of the Month. “Mary Ann works hard to keep our facility shining and free of odors,” Memphis Convalescent Center Administrator Victoria Cisee, LNFA, said. “Thank you for all you do, Mary Ann.”

Aggressive: Not our favorite

Our focus in life can change very quickly. There’s no telling what sort of ideas will be floating out there about Joe Biden’s prostate cancer, so I thought I would clarify things.

'Senior Sunday' observed across Collingsworth County

Courtesy PhotosDodson Church of the Nazarene congratulates its graduate, Wellington High School senior Jackson Jones, with a special cake and celebration on Sunday, May 4.

Congratulations, Class of 2025

 Childress High School Yearbook StaffThe Childress High School Class of 2025 walks the stage Friday, May 23 at Fair Park Stadium. 

Monson Music Studio hosts 49th Annual Spring Awards Recital

Courtesy PhotoMonson Music Studio students are presented during the 49th Annual Spring Awards Recital Sunday, May 18 at the Childress Junior High School Auditorium. Back row, from left: Gerald Monson, Gentry Keys, Saylee Ochoa, Luke Ochoa, Ryker Schaefer.

Wellington’s Caleb Stickland awarded Golden Spread Electric Cooperative’s 2025 Directors’ Memorial Scholarship

AMARILLO — Eight students, including Wellington’s Caleb Strickland, were recently selected to receive Golden Spread Electric Cooperative’s 2025 Directors’ Memorial Scholarship. The eight students who received the scholarship are:Kaden Perry, son of Boyd and Steffani Perry, of Keyes, Okla.

Childress’ Daren Pratt named to ACU’s Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll

ABILENE — Darren Pratt, a Childress High School Class of 2023 graduate, was recently named to Abilene Christian University’s (ACU) Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll. Pratt, a senior biochemistry major, is among more than 1,500 students named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll.

Safety First

TxDOT Childress DistrictNew and returning Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) summer interns kick off the season, refreshing on safety protocol in a comprehensive orientation led by Safety Officer Jeremy Beck.