Local veteran remembers service in WW II By Ashlyn Tubbs, Clarendon Enterprise  Joe Robinson is a man rarely seen without wearing his cowboy hat and a smile on his face. Leasing land from the JA Ranch for more than 40 years, he is known largely for his ranch work and accomplishments within the Donley County [...]

Hedley High School has named Austin Adams and Coltin Kingston as their top graduates for the Class of 2013. Austin Adams, with a grade point average of 97.75, is this year’s valedictorian. He is the son of Lon and Nicki Adams and has been very active in FFA and is a member of the state [...]

Bad news, folks! The magnetic north pole is galloping to the northeastward at close to 40 miles a year. Historically, it’s been creeping along at less than 10 miles an year for the past few centuries. Magnetic north, which is the place where compass needles actually point, is near the geographic North Pole, which is [...]

 The formal lighting of the Mulkey Theatre will be held Saturday evening, May 25, as the culmination of the first Mulkey Block Party, Vendors and family activities will be on hand when the party starts in front of the theatre at 5 p.m. Howardwick musicians and singers Steve Hall and Jesse Lincycomb will open for [...]

The Clarendon Board of Aldermen delved into a discussion about unemployment compensation claims during last week’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14. In reviewing the city bills, Alderman Abby Patten raised concerns about $8,169 in unemployment claims that had been paid to former employees. At least one of those, she said the city administrator at [...]

In honor of EMS week and the upcoming Memorial Weekend, the Amarillo Venom are offering free tickets to area first responders and civil servants. The Amarillo Venom are also offering these tickets to military, both active and retired, plus civil servants (police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, etc.). The tickets are to the June 1 game [...]

HISD voters oust two incumbents By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise Clarendon Mayor Larry Hicks narrowly won re-election Saturday, beating Alderman Tommy Hill by a 20-vote margin, 244-224; and two longtime incumbents on the Hedley school board were defeated. A total of 468 voters cast ballots in the city election, representing a 43 percent turnout. Sandy [...]

By Sandy Anderberg, Clarendon Enterprise Clarendon High School senior Audrey Shelton’s track career could have not had a better ending as she sprinted to a gold medal at the State Track Meet in Austin last week. She not only won the gold in the 3200-meter run, she also annihilated the old record in that event. [...]

Clarendon High School has named its top students for this year. Lydia Howard is this year’s valedictorian, and Maritta Brady is the salutatorian. Howard, with a GPA of 98.7, is the daughter of Gwynne and Bruce Howard and the granddaughter of Jim and Sammie Howard and Ila Gale. She has sought academic excellence throughout her [...]

The people (at least some of them) of Donley County have spoken. Local democracy still works, and that’s a good thing, a really good thing. Now it’s time for the newly elected and reelected officials to go to work. We’ve got a lot of important challenges and opportunities to address. However, as they get started [...]