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Recently touring a segment of House District 88, Rep. Ken King stops in Childress, where he met with constituents to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2. Ken King

Recently touring a segment of House District 88, Rep. Ken King stops in Childress, where he met with constituents to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2. Ken King

Rep. Ken King tours segment of House District 88, including Childress, Memphis, Wellington

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, December 11, 2025
CHILDRESS — Rep. Ken King (R) recently toured a segment of House District 88 to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2,hostingTown Hall Forums throughout the area, including in Childress, Memphis and Wellington.
City Administrator of Memphis Jack Owens is awarded the designation of Certified Public Manager (CPM) through the Texas Tech University Department of Political Science, CPM Cohort, at a statewide commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 5 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. From left: Dr. Sung-Wook Kwon, Professor and Director of Center for Public Service, Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University; Owens; James Earp, event keynote speaker and City Manager of Hutto. Courtesy Photo

City Administrator of Memphis Jack Owens is awarded the designation of Certified Public Manager (CPM) through the Texas Tech University Department of Political Science, CPM Cohort, at a statewide commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 5 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. From left: Dr. Sung-Wook Kwon, Professor and Director of Center for Public Service, Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University; Owens; James Earp, event keynote speaker and City Manager of Hutto. Courtesy Photo

Hall County Native Jack Owens earns CPM designation; attends graduation ceremonies at State Capitol

Special To The Sun
Thursday, December 11, 2025
MEMPHIS – Jack Owens, a lifelong resident of Hall County and the current City Administrator of Memphis, has been awarded the designation of Certi d Public Manager (CPM) after completing an intensive 18-month leadership and management program through the Texas Tech University Department of Political...
Host Brooke Carter, left, with Hearts United Give Support (HUGS) volunteers Whitney Wiebe, Marcy Sessions and Donnie Carter, welcome visitors for the Holiday Home Tour on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7. Hearts United Give Support

Host Brooke Carter, left, with Hearts United Give Support (HUGS) volunteers Whitney Wiebe, Marcy Sessions and Donnie Carter, welcome visitors for the Holiday Home Tour on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7. Hearts United Give Support

HUGS 2025 Holiday Home Tour embraced by supporters

Bev Odom
Thursday, December 11, 2025
WELLINGTON – A festive fundraiser for a worthy cause, supporters came out for the Hearts United Give Support (HUGS) 2025 Holiday Home Tour from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Tour destinations included the homes of Brooke Carter, Rex and Amy Henard and Mark and Debbie Huntress.
Take a look at the $10 Red Ticket promotion giveaway items and shop local this holiday season. Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce

Take a look at the $10 Red Ticket promotion giveaway items and shop local this holiday season. Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce

Collingsworth County Chamber encourages local shopping

Bev Odom
Thursday, December 11, 2025
WELLINGTON – _e 2025 Christmas on the Bricks $10 Red Ticket sales promotion, orchestrated by Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce, kicked o at the Lighting of the Square festivities in downtown Wellington on Saturday evening, Dec. 6.
Texas Retired Teachers Association District 16 President Bobette Doerrie emphasizes current issues during the Wednesday, Nov. 19 meeting of the Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel. Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel

Texas Retired Teachers Association District 16 President Bobette Doerrie emphasizes current issues during the Wednesday, Nov. 19 meeting of the Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel. Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel

Doerrie, Cantu address Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel

Bev Odom
Thursday, December 11, 2025
WELLINGTON – Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Wellington Senior Citizens Center, President Phyllis Floyd presided at the gathering of the Collingsworth County Retired School Personnel (CCRSP).
Little Cyclones ‘brush up’ on dental hygiene

Little Cyclones ‘brush up’ on dental hygiene

Little Cyclones ‘brush up’ on dental hygiene

News Staff
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Head Start students “brush up” on dental hygiene knowledge. Besides brushing the germs away, the lesson also helped students practice oral language skills, vocabulary, following directions, fine motors kills, eye-hand coordination and much more.

‘End the Streak’: Let’s do it!

Fred Hardwicke
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Not even Covid could stop it!Over the last 25 years, Texas has made important imp rovements to our highways, but every day, since Nov. 7, 2000, there have been deaths related to motor vehicle accidents.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, December 11, 2025
CHILDRESS — Tuesday, Dec. 2, a Cessna Citation, out of Tulsa, Okla., dropped o passengers; two Beechcraft King Airs, from Addison, also dropped o passengers; and a Cessna 172, from Slaton, practiced in the area.

CTX Run Club hosts annual Turkey Trot

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Through the Lens of LizCTX Run Club hosts the Second Annual Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27, awarding first-place Josh Tucker, second-place Selah Smith and third-place Scout Smith.
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