The Clarendon Enterprise is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Buck’N Blowout Rodeo.
The level of entertainment was high but the crowd was thinner at the third annual Saints’ Roost Buck’N Blowout Rodeo last Saturday at the Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association’s Arena. Estimates put this year’s audience at about 748. That’s down from over 1,500 last year, but organizers are optimistic they will break even. Colt Bruce of [...]
The 100th Judicial District Court heard five pleas, resulting in four convictions and one deferred adjudication when it met in Wellington on Tuesday, August 31. District Attorney Luke Inman prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding. A total of $9,000 in fines was assessed as a result [...]
Facing an uncertain time in state funding, trustees for the Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District approved a $6 million budget during a called meeting last Tuesday, August 31. During the public hearing prior to the vote, Superintendent Monty Hysinger said the budget for 2010-2011, which is more than $130,000 lower than the current budget, is [...]
A rare bird, fragile ecosystems, scenic landscapes, ancient fossil beds, and an outpouring of opposition may cause 15-miles of high-voltage electric transmission lines to be re-routed away from Donley County. Cross Texas Transmission is seeking approval from state regulators to build the line from Childress County to Gray County. The company’s preferred route was through [...]
US Representative Mac Thornberry visited with folks from his hometown and sounded the alarm on a wide range of issues during a Republican gathering at the Bairfield Activity Center last Thursday. Thornberry was introduced by his former speech teacher from Clarendon High School, Jean Stavenhagen, before he introduced other local Republicans who will appear on [...]
A public hearing for the Hedley Independent School District lasted for nearly an hour Monday night as school trustees debated the need to raise the tax rate by one penny. Enterprise publisher Roger Estlack, the only member of the public at the meeting, asked some basic questions about the school’s proposed 2010-2011 budget, which Superintendent [...]
