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Memphis ISD is back in session

Memphis ISD is back in session

Memphis ISD is back in session

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2024
School is back in session for Memphis Cyclones – big and small. Memphis Independent School District (ISD) campuses opened their doors to first dayjitter-filled students Tuesday, Aug. 13. Photos Courtesy of Memphis ISD
Busy Beavers celebrate birthday

Busy Beavers celebrate birthday

Busy Beavers celebrate birthday

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2024
President Grover Cleveland was a man of his time. He had a chewing tobacco habit and a large, brushy mustache. He was not aware, of course, of the epidemiological connection of his habit and oral cancers.
Wellington Community Blood Drive deemed successful

Wellington Community Blood Drive deemed successful

Wellington Community Blood Drive deemed successful

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2024
Dave Hall contributes to the 14 total donations at Coffee Memorial Blood Center’s Wellington Community Blood Drive from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the Wellington Ambulance Barn. A total of 22 donors signed in with 14 eligible to give.
Volunteer pilot Bill Mastin, of Weatherford, delivers Farris from a shelter in East Texas to Wellington Sunday morning, Aug. 4. Wellington Rescue Shelter founder Andi Duke, right, and daughter Sherree, accept delivery of the heeler mix. Courtesy Photo

Volunteer pilot Bill Mastin, of Weatherford, delivers Farris from a shelter in East Texas to Wellington Sunday morning, Aug. 4. Wellington Rescue Shelter founder Andi Duke, right, and daughter Sherree, accept delivery of the heeler mix. Courtesy Photo

Weatherford pilot facilitates Wellington Rescue Shelter transport

Bev Odom
Friday, August 16, 2024
WELLINGTON – In an effort to place canines outside of Collingsworth County to decrease the local population, Wellington Rescue Shelter (WRS) founder Andi Duke puts forth her best effort to locate desirable accommodations.Farris, a heeler mix, arrived from an East Texas rescue Sunday morning, Aug.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District Traffic Safety Specialist Nicole Tyler, accompanied by TxDOT Childress District Business Operations Support Technician summer intern Chloe Teichelman, left, presents a program on distracted driving at the August Adult Fellowship Luncheon at Childress Methodist Church. Examples of distracted driving, with tips to alleviate distractions, were presented. Photos by Grace Holman

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District Traffic Safety Specialist Nicole Tyler, accompanied by TxDOT Childress District Business Operations Support Technician summer intern Chloe Teichelman, left, presents a program on distracted driving at the August Adult Fellowship Luncheon at Childress Methodist Church. Examples of distracted driving, with tips to alleviate distractions, were presented. Photos by Grace Holman

Multitasking top contributor to distracted driving

Grace Holman
Friday, August 16, 2024
TxDOT’s Nicole Tyler discusses consequences at Adult Fellowship LuncheonCHILDRESS — Driving, whether a few blocks or cross country, is a full-time job – or at least it should be, said Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District Traffic Safety Specialist Nicole Tyler, accompanied...
No beach, no mountains… just friendly people

No beach, no mountains… just friendly people

No beach, no mountains… just friendly people

Fred Hardwicke
Friday, August 16, 2024
Cancer patients are living longer and longer!It is official: The predicted shortage of oncologists, including medical oncologists, has hit West Texas. Except for El Paso, West Texas is a NBNM (no beach, no mountains) zone, so geography and climate are not usually drawing people here.
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