As Old Glory waves in the wind, the Greenbelt Electric Cooperative staff gathers Friday morning, Oct. 26, prior to its 86th Annual Meeting drive-through event.

The Sain family, including, from left, Mort Sain, Oran Sain, Donna Lewis, Misty Cummings, Jeremy Sain and Jeffrey Lewis, perform old hymns in a Bluegrass style Sunday evening, Sept. 28, as entertainment during the Collingsworth County First Responder Appreciation Dinner, hosted by Calvary Baptist Church.

Presented by Director of Operations Howard Heath of the Panhandle Regional Advisory Council (P-RAC), Wellington Emergency Medical Services Administrator Samantha “Sam” Blacksher accepts the Texas Panhandle EMS Professional of the Year honor on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Amarillo Civic Center.A graduate of Samnorwood High School, Blacksher obtained her nursing degree at Clarendon College.

Lion Noemi Pena, second from left, is joined by Hollis Hispanic Heritage committee members at the Monday, Sept. 15 meeting of the Wellington Lions Club. Passionate about preserving their heritage, the ladies described their upcoming event, set for Saturday, Sept. 27 in Hollis, Okla. From left: Nori Banda, Pena, Belinda Flores, Gloria Nunez.

For the first stop on the 2025 Collingsworth County Crop Tour Friday morning, Sept. 5, participants gather at the cotton trials at Wischkeamper Farms, located north of Quail on FM 1547. Observing the high level of performance evident in the cotton trials, Doug Cossey, BASF-Fibermax representative, and Tyson Schulte, Delta Pine representative, address the crowd.