Veteran James Gray, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class, receives the second-ever Childress County 4-H Quilt of Valor at the Childress Elks Lodge #1113 Memorial Day Service Monday, May 26 at Jones Chapel in Childress Cemetery. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner
Surrounded by Library Aids Susie Klassen, left, and Layla Williams, right, Librarian Vicki Decker serves as guest of honor at a reception to mark her 37 years of service to Collingsworth Public Library the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
Glynn Moore Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6439 hosts the 2025 Collingsworth County Memorial Day Service at 11 a.m. Monday, May 26 at the Post Hall. Program participants gather amongst the Remembrance Ceremony wreath and flowers following the service. From left: Trumpeter Allie Duncan, Vocalist Heather Peters, Quartermaster Epifanio “Jr.” Castillo, Commander Rodney Bishop, Chaplain Jeff Pastor, Auxiliary President John O’Rear, Auxiliary Trustee Jane Campbell. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
Demetrice Lachille Henderson Stephens, Memphis High School Class of 1975, is inducted into the Memphis Independent School District Hall of Honor Friday, May 23 at Memphis High School. Additional inductees included the late Alicia Faye Berry, Memphis High School Class of 1977, and the late Herbert Hartman, Memphis High School Class of 1950. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner
The diploma: Don’t forget it!
Childress Junior High School Leadworthy students present a $200 check to Childress Meals on Wheels Tuesday, May 20. Students raised funds by charging staff and students $1 to wear a hat on Friday, May 9. Childress Junior High School
Jaws drop when you save lives:Donate at Coffee Memorial’s CRMC blood drive
Ritz Retro Reels to feature ‘Free Willy’
