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Photo Courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation

Photo Courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation

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TxDOT’s Fleet Operations crew monitors roads during Winter Storm Fern

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Covering Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dickens, Donley, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Motley and Wheeler counties, the Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) highlights its Fleet Operations crew.
The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor, will be honored in a new permanent exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7, during the museum’s Reflections on Military Service.

The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor, will be honored in a new permanent exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7, during the museum’s Reflections on Military Service.

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USS Indianapolis survivor Cleatus Lebow to be honored in Texas Panhandle War Memorial exhibit

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
AMARILLO — The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor of Memphis, will be honored in an exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7.
Peter Jones

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Walking in a winter wonderland

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The South Plains, Rolling Plains and far Southern Texas Panhandle, including Childress, Collingsworth and Hall counties, received inches of snow Friday night, Jan. 23 through Saturday evening, Jan. 24, thanks to Winter Storm Fern. According to Storm Search 7, Wellington totaled 6.

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Windbreak trees available at Hall-Childress SWCD

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
CHILDRESS/MEMPHIS — The Hall-Childress Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is taking orders for field and farmstead windbreak trees. Each year, the Hall-Childress SWCD, in cooperation with the Texas A&M Forest Service in Lubbock, offers the public trees for establishing windbreaks.

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Turkey’s Davis named to South Plains College Fall 2025 Dean’s List

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
LEVELLAND — Reagan Davis, of Turkey, was recently named to the South Plains College (SPC) Fall 2025 Dean’s List. Davis was among more than 800 students named to the list. To qualify, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

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MEMPHIS

News Staff
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
VARMINT HUNTThe 6th Annual Memphis Volunteer Fire Department Varmint Hunt is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7-1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. The hunt will welcome two- to four-man teams, with a 60% payout.
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