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Three contested Collingsworth races emerge

Bev Odom
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
WELLINGTON – Collingsworth County voters will cast their ballots on seven offices for election/re-election to four-year terms during the Nov. 3 General Election, with three of the seven races contested.While Collingsworth County had no Republican Party chairperson, candidates intending to run on...
Matt Orr, center, TxDOT Environmental Project Planner for the Childress District, received a Texans Caring for Texans award at the annual ceremony in Canyon on Thursday, August 6. Lin Xie, Director of TP&D, left, and Darwin Lankford, Childress District Engineer, are pictured with Orr. TXDOT PHOTO

Matt Orr, center, TxDOT Environmental Project Planner for the Childress District, received a Texans Caring for Texans award at the annual ceremony in Canyon on Thursday, August 6. Lin Xie, Director of TP&D, left, and Darwin Lankford, Childress District Engineer, are pictured with Orr. TXDOT PHOTO

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Orr named a Texan Caring for Texans

Special To The Intrepid
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
CHILDRESS – Childress District Environmental Project Planner, Matt Orr, was presented with a Texan Caring for Texans award at the 30th annual awards ceremony on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon on Thursday, August 6.Orr began his career with the Texas Department of Transportation...

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Hall County Picnic parade to honor vets

Cindy Woodard
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
MEMPHIS – The Hall County Picnic Parade wants to honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country by featuring a Veterans Float in this year’s parade.The parade is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026, beginning at 11 a.m.“Kendra Martin has done an incredible job...

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Memphis CC hosts club championship

Cindy Woodard
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
MEMPHIS – The Memphis Country Club recently held their Men’s Open & Club Championship on August 8 and 9.The two-day tournament was open to members and non-members.

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Commissioners approve boiler repairs

Bev Odom
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
WELLINGTON – The Commissioners Court of Collingsworth County convened at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 13 at the courthouse for a regular meeting with County Judge Scot Martindale presiding.
The golden anniversary Wellington High School Class of 1976 celebrates 50 years with a gathering on Saturday evening, Aug. 1 at BRIX Bar & Eatery in downtown Wellington. Front, left: Linda Coffee Duke, Glenda Norman, Kim Goforth Martin, Pam Vines Sherwood, LaDonna Jones, George Brewer. Back, left: Richard Sims, Randall Sims, Randall Maxwell, Bill Havens, Ron Ingram, Paul Hanna. Not pictured: Freddie Joe Chambers. HZW MEDIA

The golden anniversary Wellington High School Class of 1976 celebrates 50 years with a gathering on Saturday evening, Aug. 1 at BRIX Bar & Eatery in downtown Wellington. Front, left: Linda Coffee Duke, Glenda Norman, Kim Goforth Martin, Pam Vines Sherwood, LaDonna Jones, George Brewer. Back, left: Richard Sims, Randall Sims, Randall Maxwell, Bill Havens, Ron Ingram, Paul Hanna. Not pictured: Freddie Joe Chambers. HZW MEDIA

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Class of 1976

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Childress County 4-H members who completed Record Books include, from left, Quay Bruce, Sterling Bruce, Ryker Schaefer, Kage Whitaker, Liesel Schaefer, Dawson Adcock, Rhett Schaefer, Bryson Session, and Kolt Whitaker. COURTESY PHOTO

Childress County 4-H members who completed Record Books include, from left, Quay Bruce, Sterling Bruce, Ryker Schaefer, Kage Whitaker, Liesel Schaefer, Dawson Adcock, Rhett Schaefer, Bryson Session, and Kolt Whitaker. COURTESY PHOTO

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Childress County 4-H members awarded at annual banquet

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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