Hedley man dies in train collision
The crumpled remains of a Donley County maintainer lies in front of a BNSF locomotive following a January 25 collision that took the life of a Hedley man.
Day of Dirt and Damage
Like a scene out of the Dust Bowl, dirt filled the air near Lelia Lake on Sunday, January 22, when wind gusts reached 77 mph in Clarendon.
Day of Dirt & Damage
A crumpled storage building rest under a carport January 22 while its contents remained on the slab at a residence at Seventh and Collinson.
Day of Dirt and Damage
The wind storm on January 22 picked up a carport and slid it half a block on Seventh Street before it was secured by a city front-end loader.
A helping hand
The Clarendon College men’s basketball team serves a meal at Faith City Mission in Amarillo on January 11.
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Hedley man dies in train collision
A Hedley man lost his life Wednesday afternoon, January 25, when the Donley County maintainer he was driving was struck by a train. Randy Gene Woodard was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Denise Bertrand, according to information from Department of Public Safety Trooper Daniel Hawthorne. The crumpled remains of a Donley County maintainer lies in front of a BNSF locomotive following... [Read more]
CC, CISD managing cuts in funding
Cuts in state financing are having a big impact on the Clarendon Public Schools and Clarendon College, but officials at both institutions say they are trying to make the best of a difficult situation. CC President Phil Shirley and Clarendon School Superintendent Monty Hysinger addressed the Donley County Retired School Personnel Monday night, and both men said they are trying to do more with less. “We... [Read more]
Reader Opinion: CISD tech building ate our lunch
As a parent with children enrolled in our school district, I like many other parents have overlooked the hardships we truly face here in small Clarendon. The situation was not brought to my attention until basketball season rolled out the red carpet. I was appalled to find out that our athletic students were sitting on our buses eating sandwiches after out of town games. This is all grades 7th through... [Read more]
Day of Dirt and Damage
Like a scene out of the Dust Bowl, dirt filled the air near Lelia Lake on Sunday, January 22, when wind gusts reached 77 mph in Clarendon. Read More →
USDA Emergency Farm Loans available
Applications for emergency farm loans for losses caused by drought, excessive heat, high winds, and wildfires are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office located in Clarendon, Farm Loan Manager Tonya Watson said today. Donley and Armstrong Counties are just two of 131 counties in Texas recently designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as eligible for loans to cover part of actual production... [Read more]
Architect firm hired for Mulkey work
The Clarendon Economic Development Corporation hired an architect to lead the next steps of rehabilitating the Mulkey Theatre during a called meeting Monday night. The CEDC Board approved a $5,900 proposal from Mason Rogers of Playa Design Studio in Amarillo for site investigation (measuring, documenting, and transferring to digital drawings) and the creation of schematic designs. Playa will also help... [Read more]
Lady Broncs overpower Wellington
Lady Bronco Trevela Dronzek drives the ball to score during their big 50-38 win over the Wellington January 17 in the Bronco Gym. Enterprise Photo / Matthew Martinez Outstanding basketball was exhibited by the Lady Broncos in their 50-38 win over state-ranked Wellington at home Tuesday night. Defeating the 10th ranked team was huge for the Lady Broncos and gave them the edge going into the second half... [Read more]
Stop Piracy, Not Liberty
Two bills before Congress, the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Americans already oppose SOPA and PIPA. Join them by signing Google’s online petition. The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Tell Congress to vote... [Read more]
Reader Opinion: America on a path to destruction
Dear Editor, Did you see the ad on TV “The End of America” or the current one, “Crisis 12.com”? These ads are run by Martin Weiss, who has been in a research business the past 40 years. His business has to do with the investment of money. He has predicted the problems of Fannie and Freddie, the housing market, as well as the demise of Lehman Brothers. He is now talking about the end of America... [Read more]
