Childress News

First United Bank Assistant Vice President and Childress Branch Manager Alabama Bohannon presents Childress High School Principal Keely Hackler with a check totaling $1,000 Friday, Oct. 24 at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.

First United Bank Assistant Vice President and Childress Branch Manager Alabama Bohannon presents Childress High School Principal Keely Hackler with a check totaling $1,000 Friday, Oct. 24 at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.

First United Bank’s ‘Spirited Rivalry’ campaign invests $13,000 in area schools, including Childress ISD

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
LUBBOCK — Continuing its Spirited Rivalry campaign — a celebration of hometown pride, high school athletics and community spirit, First United Bank (FUB) invested $13,000 to 13 area schools, including Childress Independent School District (ISD), in support of students, teachers and young athletes...
Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students Thursday, Oct. Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students Thursday, Oct. Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
CHILDRESS — Roughly 115 fifth-grade students from Childress Independent School District (ISD), Paducah ISD, Guthrie ISD and Wellington ISD, as well as area homeschoolers, attended Childress County Ag Day Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

Childress tomato tips the scales

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
The Red River Sun/Synghyn Beasley-VasquezChildress’ Grant Garrett, a local hobby gardener, recently harvested a one-pound pineapple tomato — a variety known for their large size, yellow-gold and red-marbled appearance and sweet, fruity flavor.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, October 30, 2025
CHILDRESS — Tuesday, Oct. 21, a Cessna 172 stopped for fuel on its way from Oklahoma to El Paso.Wednesday, Oct. 22, a Challenger flew in from New York to drop off passengers before heading to Colorado; a Cessna 182 came in for fuel; and a Cessna 172, from Montana, practiced in the area.
Ashley Elliott, Construction Recordkeeper at the Childress Area Office, is presented with the Vance L. “Huck” Castleberry award. Elliott, right, began her career at TxDOT in 2020 as an HR Generalist, a role she served in until her relocation to the Childress Area Office in 2024.

Ashley Elliott, Construction Recordkeeper at the Childress Area Office, is presented with the Vance L. “Huck” Castleberry award. Elliott, right, began her career at TxDOT in 2020 as an HR Generalist, a role she served in until her relocation to the Childress Area Office in 2024.

TxDOT Childress District presents Employee of the Year awards

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
CHILDRESS — The 2025 Vance L. “Huck” Castleberry and Terry L. Keener awards were presented during the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Childress District’s annual Safety Banquet and Wellness Fair on Friday, Oct. 24.
Trick-or-treaters will hit downtown Childress from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 for Childress Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Trick-or-Treating event.

Trick-or-treaters will hit downtown Childress from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 for Childress Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Trick-or-Treating event.

Childress Chamber of Commerce to host Downtown Trick-or-Treating this Halloween

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, October 30, 2025
CHILDRESS — An estimated 600 trick-or-treaters will hit the bricks of downtown Childress from 5:30-7 p.m. this Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, during Childress Chamber of Commerce’s annual Downtown Trick-or-Treating event.
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