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Windbreak trees available at Hall-Childress SWCD

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
CHILDRESS/MEMPHIS — The Hall-Childress Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is taking orders for field and farmstead windbreak trees. Each year, the Hall-Childress SWCD, in cooperation with the Texas A&M Forest Service in Lubbock, offers the public trees for establishing windbreaks.

MEMPHIS

News Staff
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
VARMINT HUNTThe 6th Annual Memphis Volunteer Fire Department Varmint Hunt is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7-1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. The hunt will welcome two- to four-man teams, with a 60% payout.
Camden and Teresa Packwood take over Plaska Lodge in March, stepping in for former owner and operator Oren Don Molloy, who founded the lodge in 1997.

Camden and Teresa Packwood take over Plaska Lodge in March, stepping in for former owner and operator Oren Don Molloy, who founded the lodge in 1997.

A year in review: Top news stories of 2025 month-by-month

Elizabeth Tanner
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
CHILDRESS — January: The Childress County Heritage Museum hosted an unveiling of a Texas Historical Commission Marker at the Childress Army Airfield, a former bombardier and navigator training command.

Political Announcement

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
My name is Tiffany Howard. I am a long-time member of the community and currently serve as the Childress District-County Clerk, an appointment accepted in September 2024. Before stepping into this role, I gained over a decade of experience in county government.
Recently touring a segment of House District 88, Rep. Ken King stops in Childress, where he met with constituents to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Recently touring a segment of House District 88, Rep. Ken King stops in Childress, where he met with constituents to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Rep. Ken King tours segment of House District 88, including Childress, Memphis, Wellington

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
CHILDRESS — Rep. Ken King (R) recently toured a segment of House District 88 to discuss the 89th Regular Legislative Session, as well as the Special Sessions that followed, Tuesday, Dec. 2, hosting Town Hall Forums throughout the area, including in Childress, Memphis and Wellington.
City Administrator of Memphis Jack Owens is awarded the designation of Certified Public Manager (CPM) through the Texas Tech University Department of Political Science, CPM Cohort, at a statewide commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 5 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. From left: Dr. Sung-Wook Kwon, Professor and Director of Center for Public Service, Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University; Owens; James Earp, event keynote speaker and City Manager of Hutto.

City Administrator of Memphis Jack Owens is awarded the designation of Certified Public Manager (CPM) through the Texas Tech University Department of Political Science, CPM Cohort, at a statewide commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 5 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. From left: Dr. Sung-Wook Kwon, Professor and Director of Center for Public Service, Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University; Owens; James Earp, event keynote speaker and City Manager of Hutto.

Hall County Native Jack Owens earns CPM designation; attends graduation ceremonies at State Capitol

News Staff
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
MEMPHIS – Jack Owens, a lifelong resident of Hall County and the current City Administrator of Memphis, has been awarded the designation of Certified Public Manager (CPM) after completing an intensive 18-month leadership and management program through the Texas Tech University Department of...
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