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Doris Adams
Doris Jeannie Adams, 93, of Alanreed, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Alanreed.
Graveside services were held on Monday, June 1, 2026, in the Alanreed Cemetery in Alanreed.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Jeannie was born November 29, 1932, in McLean to George Marvin and Rose Turner Hall. She married Billy Bob Adams on December 17, 1952, in Groom. Jeannie devoted many years to education before her retirement, teaching in Alanreed, McLean, Friona, Lefors, and Mescalero, New Mexico.
A longtime resident of Alanreed, she faithfully cared for the Alanreed Cemetery for many years. Jeannie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend whose kindness and dedication touched many lives. She was a devout Christian woman, and who was a faithful follower.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy Bob Adams, on November 23, 2009; and her brother, Jack Hall.
She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Simmons and husband Mark; two granddaughters, Natasha Thomas and husband Nicholas of Canadian and Lexi Macina and husband Nathan of Duncan, Oklahoma; three great grandchildren, Carson, Clara, and Callum; two sisters, Beth Sharp and Kay Hallum; and a large extended family and many cherished friends.
The family requests memorials be sent to the Alanreed Cemetery Fund, c/o Bank of Commerce, PO Box 201, McLean, TX 79057.
CCISD to welcome Hedley grades 7-12
Hedley and Clarendon school officials are working together on how to serve seventh through 12th graders in the Hedley school district after the closure of its high school and junior high classes.
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The Hedley CISD Board of Trustees met in called session for last Thursday, May 28, for meeting that lasted about three minutes. With about 18 members of the public in attendance, the meeting was called to order followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Board President Dana Bell asked if anyone had any public comments, and there were none. Trustees then unanimously approved a motion to make HCISD a Pre-K through sixth grade district and then adjourned the meeting.
The work of how to serve seventh through 12th graders in Hedley’s jurisdiction is now in the hands of the administrations of Hedley and Clarendon. Hedley also had to notify the Texas Education Agency and the Donley County Commissioners’ Court of the changes.
Hedley Superintendent Tracey Langford said she and Clarendon Superintendent Dr. Byron May have been in conversations and the agreements they reach will have to go through each district’s attorneys and be ratified by the respective school boards.
“The first thing is the student transfer and tuition agreement with Clarendon,” Langford said. “It basically says that Clarendon will take Hedley resident students (in grades seventh through 12th) into their district.”
Langford said the state allows Clarendon to charge a modest tuition fee to Hedley, but she and Dr. May do not see that happening. Clarendon will, however, get the Average Daily Attendance funding from the state that goes with those students.
May said the agreement will outline that Hedley students are entitled to all the same rights and privileges as students in the Clarendon school district academically and in extracurriculars.
“We want to make sure kids have a chance to be involved in everything our kids are involved in and feel included,” May said. “Even if they have never thought of themselves as Bronco, we are excited to have them and want them to be part of the family.”
May said Clarendon anticipates receiving four to five kids per grade and can do so without having to hire extra teachers. He said that the Hedley transfers will actually help fill some classes that were smaller already. Many of Hedley’s students were transfers from the Clarendon district, and May says this can be a chance for a fresh start with those families.
Transportation is also part of the agreement being worked out, and May said he foresees a bus running to Hedley to bring kids to Clarendon.
For Hedley, the reduction in classes means a substantial reduction in payroll. Langford said the current budget has about $1.2 million for payroll but it will be cut by more than half in the new fiscal year. The reduction in force from about 25 faculty down to 15 will come through attrition, Langford said.
“I had a large turn over, so we didn’t fill those positions and moved people around,” she said.
Even as the Hedley school turns its focus to providing a quality education for grades Pre-K through sixth, the district is not clear. Officials won’t know until late July what the elementary enrollment total will be, and Langford agrees that the next 12 months will be critical for the Hedley school.
CCISD names new campus principals
Clarendon CISD is welcoming a new administrative team for the coming school year, but the faces will be familiar to longtime residents.
Amy Hancock Dorris will be serving as principal at Clarendon High School. She is a CHS graduate with 30 years in education, including eight years as the lead principal at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. Mrs. Dorris’ brand of servant-leadership and enthusiasm for education is contagious, and her wide range of experiences will serve us well next year.
Jenae Ashbrook will be the new Clarendon Junior High principal. Over the last 10 years, Mrs. Ashbrook has been an excellent counselor for the district, and she will make a great impact on the junior high kids. Her leadership duties have spanned a wide variety of student services in Clarendon but also in Amarillo and Lubbock as well.
Jenifer Pigg has been a tremendous instructional leader as the principal of Clarendon Elementary School this last year after serving as junior high principal and several years in the classroom. As leader of our district’s largest campus, Mrs. Pigg’s knowledge of the community gives her the largest platform to reach families. Her reputation in Clarendon means that Pony parents have someone they can trust during the most critical years of their child’s development.
CEDC awards façade grant
A motel sign on US 287 is shining brighter and helping attract customers thanks to a grant from the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation.
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Western Skies Motel received $1,536.18 from the CEDC’s Traditional Façade Grant program this week for signage upgrades and improvements. CEDC Vice President Chuck Robertson presented check to motel owners Kris and Schweta Bhakta on Tuesday morning.
CEDC provided matching funds to install new LED power supplies, LED lights, and other improvements to the highway sign.
The Bhaktas say the sign project is just part of their continuing efforts to upgrade the motel and make it more attractive for visitors. Since 2025, all bathrooms have been fully renovated, exterior painting has been completed, and the breakfast area has been improved in addition to several other enhancements. The couple plans to work on the garden area in front of the motel next.
This week’s award brings the CEDC’s total for Traditional Façade Grants to $37,918.22 since 2008.
The CEDC Traditional Façade Grant Program provides fifty-fifty matching grants up to a maximum of $2,000 per project for properties in Clarendon’s Central Business District and along the US 287 corridor through the city.
A companion program, the Historic Façade Grant Program, awards grants of up to 80 percent of the actual, eligible costs up to a maximum amount of $400 per linear foot of the storefront (i.e. $10,000 for a 25-foot storefront or $20,000 for a 50-foot storefront). That program’s focus is to preserve and cultivate the historic character of buildings in the Central Business District and along the US 287 corridor. A total of $9,200 has been awarded in Historic Façade Grants since 2021.
To apply for a façade grant, visit clarendontx.com/cedc/facade-grants/.
Senior Thang to be held on June 13
The public is invited to come join the Donley County Senior Citizens Center for their sixth annual That Senior Thang on Saturday, June 13, at 5:00 p.m.
The Dinner & Show will be held in front of the Donley County Senior Citizens Center and will feature cowboy poetry, live music, and skits and comedy. A 50/50 Raffle will be held with tickets available for $5 each or five for $20. A quilt raffle and dollar raffle will also be held.
Dinner for the evening will be a loaded spud with dessert and a drink for a donation to the center.
Local seniors’ scholarships total $1.2M
Clarendon High School graduating seniors were recognized having been offered approximately $1,198,686 in scholarships, awards, and grants during commencement exercises May 22 in Bronco Stadium, and Hedley High School students were offered $20,350 in awards on May 21 at Hedley High School’s final graduation.
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There may be more awards not reported for the Class of 2026, and some students may not use all the awards they were offered depending on their choice of college path.
The following are awards that have been announced for CHS students:
Gracie Ellis received the Royce L. Money Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence for $88,000, the Abilene Christian University Presidential Scholarship for $20,000, the Davidson Foundation Scholarship for 10,000, the Brooke Ashton Parker Scholarship for $1,000, the Bill Talley 4-H Scholarship for $1,000, the Edith Louis Wilson 4H Scholarship for $1,500, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200.
Madilyn Benson was awarded an Amarillo College Full Academic/ Cross Country Scholarship for $3,400 and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200.
Alexis Phillips has been offered a Pell Grant of $7,400, the Morrow Family Scholarship for $350, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.
Presley Smith will receive the Employee Dependent Waiver for $3,200, the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200, and the Morrow & Roberson Families Scholarship for $350.
Elliot Frausto was awarded the Walter B. Knorpp Valedictorian Scholarship for one full year tuition, fees, and books at Clarendon College, a Liberty University scholarship for $140,320, a Midwestern State University scholarship for $90,000, an Angelo State University Academic & Cheer Scholarship for $80,000, a University of the Ozarks- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $56,000, an Abilene Christian University for $48,000, a Hesston College- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $20,000, a Concordia University of Texas- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $40,000, a Clarendon Ministerial Alliance Scholarship for $500, and the TEA Highest Ranking Graduate Waiver for a full first year tuition.
Kyler Bell received the Austin College Presidential Scholarship for $33,000, the Panhandle Plains Windmill Scholarship for $3,000, the Operation Round Up Scholarship for $1,000, the Texas High School Coaches Association Scholarship $2,000, the Les Beaux Art Club Scholarship for $500, the Billy Talley 4-H Scholarship for $1,000, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $1,000.
Kenidee Hayes received the Buff Promise for full tuition for four years, the Walter B. Knorpp Salutatorian Scholarship for one full year tuition, fees, and books at Clarendon College, the Clarendon Minitrial Alliance Scholarship for $500, and the WT Merit Scholarship for $1,500.
Kate Shaw was awarded the Austin College Presidential Merit Scholarship for $132,000, the Community Leaders Scholarship for $6,000, the Lady Roo Basketball Alumni Scholarship for $2,000, the JB Moseley Alumni Scholarship for $1,000, the Future Roo Nation Scholarship for $500, the District I Farm Bureau Scholarship for $3000, and the Morrow, Deboard, the Thomas Lynch (Jack) Roach, IV Memorial Scholarship, and Land Families Scholarship for $350. Shaw also received the Knorpp Cup Award from Clarendon High School.
Mary Jo Dushay received the Big 5 Horse Association Scholarship for $5,000, the 9999 Ranch Scholarship, the Gett Betts Memorial Masonic Scholarship to Clarendon College for $400, the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200, the PEAK Scholarship to Clarendon College, and the Tex Selvidge Memorial Scholarship to Clarendon College.
Heston Seay earned a Presidential Merit Scholarship to Hendrix College and the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Joshua Blais received a Clarendon Masonic Lodge Scholarship for $500.
Millie McAnear received the Texas Tech Thoma Scholarship for full tuition for $114,100, a Texas Tech Merit Scholarship for $20,000, the TTU Raider Guarantee for $798, the Lions Club Sweetheart Scholarship for $500, the Greenbelt Electric Scholarship for $1,000, the Panhandle Plains Windmill Scholarship for $14,000, the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $300, an OSU Merit Scholarship for $18,000, an OU Study Abroad Scholarship for $2,000, the OU Sower Award for $36,000, and the Baylor Distinction Award for $80,000.
Tyler Cavanaugh received the OU Sower Award for $36,000.
Rowdy Bebout received the GI Bill.
Ayden Bordonaro was awarded the Jacob Dean Smith Memorial Scholarship for $500, and the West Texas A&M Merit Scholarship for $1,500.
Emmarie Holland received the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.
Nolan Burrow received the Rynlee Dawn Burrow Memorial Scholarship, the Homer Estlack Scholarship for $500 to Clarendon College, and the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Shane Hagood received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Berkley Moore received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Kaendan Moffett was awarded the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.
Shelby Christopher received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Hedley High School seniors received the following recognitions:
Paeton Glover received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.
Shailyn Hanes was awarded the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.
Abbigail Hood received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200, the Monroe Family “Lila Kate & Kylie Monroe/Tom Hoobler” Memorial Scholarship for $300, and the Angelo State University Distinguished Scholarship for $1,500 per year.
Madison Moore received the TEA Highest Ranking Graduate Scholarship, good for one free year of tuition at a public university valued at approximately $9,300.00, the West Texas A&M University Merit Award for $1,500 per semester, the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200, the Monroe Family “Lila Kate & Kylie Monroe/Tom Hoobler” Memorial Scholarship for $300, and the Hedley ISD School Board Scholarship for $350.
Matthew Rodriguez was awarded the Imagine American Foundation along with the Universal Technical Institute of DFW scholarships for $1,000, and the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.
Adrianna Villarreal received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200 and the Grett Betts Masonic Scholarship to CC for $400.
Barboza stepping down from city role
Clarendon City Administrator Brian Barboza will be leaving his post in July after the city council accepted his resignation during a called meeting on May 21.
Barboza has accepted a job with the City of Friona, and his last day in Clarendon will be July 17.
Aldermen met in closed session for about 40 minutes with Barboza and also at times with City Secretary Machiel Covey before returning to open session to accept the administrator’s resignation “with regret.”
The council reviewed the job description of the city administrator, which was approved about 20 years ago and has not been changed. The council took no action on that subject but will be considering it at a future meeting.
Aldermen did approve hiring the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission to help with the search and selection of potential candidates to replace Barboza.
In other city business, the council agreed to temporarily change the hours of the Clarendon Aquatic Center to 4:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday through Sunday due to a shortage in lifeguards. City officials hope to have the shortage filled soon and be able to resume regular hours from 1:00 to 8:00 pm. Aldermen discussed staffing requirements and asked city officials to find out more information about the requirements for staffing a facility the size of Clarendon’s.
Clarendon council welcomes new members
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The Clarendon City Council welcomed new members and appointed a mayor pro-tem during its regular meeting on May 14.
Mayor Jacob Fangman reported on the cavass of the May 2 election. He then presented certificates of election and administered the oath of office to returning Alderman Tom Thompson and newly elected Aldermen Brent Knowles and Pharabie Shadle.
The council unanimously re-elected Alderman Thompson to the position of mayor pro-tem.
Aldermen also took action on several agenda items, first approving a resolution authorizing intervention in AEP Texas Inc.’s Application to amend its Rider Mobile Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facilities before the Public Utilities Commission and approving the city’s cooperation in this effort with other municipalities.
The Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual was amended adding sections about Certification and Education Pay and Lost and Found Items.
Underwood Law was named as City Attorney for the City of Clarendon, amending a resolution removing Shelton & Shelton law firm as Assistant City Attorney.
The council discussed a quote from AAJ Concrete for ramp replacement in front of Donley County State Bank but took no action.
A quote for handrails in the 200 block of South Kearney from AAJ Concrete was also discussed. The council voted to approve four handrails with two on each side of the street with the funds coming from the Capital Improvement line in TexPool.
A motion was approved to purchase an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) from the Associated Ambulance Authority. The AED will be at the Clarendon Aquatic Center during its season and then kept at the Burton Memorial Library during the rest of the year.
The council approved a request to close portions of Gorst Street and Fourth Street from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on June 13 for the Donley County Senior Citizens annual fundraiser.
Aldermen voted to exempt Public Works Director John Molder from the Reimbursement Agreement due to years of service and continuation of appropriate licenses.
A proposal for four new computers for the Burton Memorial Library was approved. The computers from Westgate Computers will include managed services with helpdesk, Anti-Virus, EDR, Software Management, and Ransomware Detection.
The council discussed driveway concerns from property owners from 4th Street Project between Allen and Koogle and fixing up to right of way with either asphalt or concrete and paying out of Street Department. No action was taken pending more information being gathered.
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