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Following the Treasure Hunt, Santa Claus will be available for photo ops during Christmas in the Park’s Lighting of Fair Park at 6:30 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 29 at the Fair Park City Auditorium. Graphic Courtesy of Santa of Childress

Following the Treasure Hunt, Santa Claus will be available for photo ops during Christmas in the Park’s Lighting of Fair Park at 6:30 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 29 at the Fair Park City Auditorium. Graphic Courtesy of Santa of Childress

Santa Claus is coming to town Treasure Hunt, Lighting of Fair Park today

Elizabeth Tanner
Friday, November 29, 2024
CHILDRESS — Santa Claus is coming to town, and one of his first stops will be Christmas in the Park’s Lighting of Fair Park at 6:30 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 29 at the Fair Park City Auditorium.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District held an End the Streak press conference to raise awareness of the number of fatalities on Texas roadways each year Friday, Nov. 15 at the Childress County Courthouse. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District held an End the Streak press conference to raise awareness of the number of fatalities on Texas roadways each year Friday, Nov. 15 at the Childress County Courthouse. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

‘Ending the Streak is up to us’: TxDOT raises roadway fatality awareness at End the Streak press conference

Elizabeth Tanner
Friday, November 22, 2024
CHILDRESS — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District held an End the Streak press conference to raise awareness of the number of fatalities on Texas roadways each year Friday, Nov. 15 at the Childress County Courthouse.“The last fatality free day on our roadways was Nov.
CARY KEYS

CARY KEYS

What will rate cuts mean for you?

News Staff
Friday, November 22, 2024
For the first time in four years, the Federal Reserve has cut short-term interest rates. The Fed has indicated that this cut may be followed by several others in the months ahead. What will these lower rates mean to you as a consumer and an investor?
FRED HARDWICKE

FRED HARDWICKE

The big ‘M’: It’s a wonderful thing

News Staff
Friday, November 22, 2024
Metastatic cancer often leads to the end of a life and the end of a relationship. Over time, many surviving spouses get married again. It might surprise you, then, that for the first time, I have been invited to one of these weddings. Yes, I went. And my thoughts? “It’s a wonderful thing!

Collingsworth Police Blotter

News Staff
Friday, November 22, 2024
Jail book in: 2 Jail book out: 1 Jail population: 8 Civil papers served: 0Reminder: The Collingsworth County Commissioners’ Court reinstated the burn ban at its Monday, Aug. 26 special meeting. To report controlled burns, call the Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Office at 806-4472588.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) contractors install guardrails on the FM 338 bridge in Dodson on Monday, Nov. 11. The extensive highway upgrade project began in October 2024 with replacement of the Atteberry Creek bridge. Photo by Jim Ellis

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) contractors install guardrails on the FM 338 bridge in Dodson on Monday, Nov. 11. The extensive highway upgrade project began in October 2024 with replacement of the Atteberry Creek bridge. Photo by Jim Ellis

Contractors put finishing touches on FM 338 upgrade

Bev Odom
Friday, November 22, 2024
DODSON – From the replacement of the Atteberry Creek bridge to installing new sidewalks in Dodson to allow for widening of FM 338, the sizeable highway overlay project from Wellington east to the Oklahoma state line is almost complete.
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