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Fourth on East Ave. 2024 parade participants wave at Wellington Care Center residents as they head north on Childress St. Become part of Wellington’s 2025 Wild & Free on 83 Fourth of July parade, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5. With Natasha Mixon serving as parade chairman, businesses and individuals should contact her at 940-732-0756. Mixon and her mom, Tammy Sawyer, of Lubbock, hosted their first bi-annual Fourth on East Ave. parade in 2016. Courtesy Photo

Fourth on East Ave. 2024 parade participants wave at Wellington Care Center residents as they head north on Childress St. Become part of Wellington’s 2025 Wild & Free on 83 Fourth of July parade, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5. With Natasha Mixon serving as parade chairman, businesses and individuals should contact her at 940-732-0756. Mixon and her mom, Tammy Sawyer, of Lubbock, hosted their first bi-annual Fourth on East Ave. parade in 2016. Courtesy Photo

Wellington plans all-embracing weekend Independence Day celebration

Bev Odom
Thursday, June 26, 2025
WELLINGTON – An array of Thursday night happenings opens Wellington’s Fourth of July weekend celebration.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, June 26, 2025
CHILDRESS — Wednesday, June 18, a Beechcraft King Air flew in from Austin on business, a Piper Cherokee fueled up on its way from Waco to Kansas and another Cherokee practiced in the area.
The Bob Wheels Car Show and Bob Wills Day BBQ Cookoff has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6. Bob Wills Day

The Bob Wheels Car Show and Bob Wills Day BBQ Cookoff has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6. Bob Wills Day

Bob Wills Day car show, cookoff rescheduled for September

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, June 26, 2025
TURKEY — After being rained out during the 53rd Annual Bob Will Day, the Bob Wheels Car Show and Bob Wills Day BBQ Cookoff have been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6.
Fourth Friday Food Trucks will host the first-ever eats-on-wheels event beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the corner lot of Commerce St. and Ave. B NW. Featured food trucks will include Bocanegra BBQ, Jenn Jenn’s Food Trailer and Tha Grill. Fourth Friday Food Trucks

Fourth Friday Food Trucks will host the first-ever eats-on-wheels event beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the corner lot of Commerce St. and Ave. B NW. Featured food trucks will include Bocanegra BBQ, Jenn Jenn’s Food Trailer and Tha Grill. Fourth Friday Food Trucks

Fourth Friday Food Trucks to host first-ever event

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Fourth Friday Food Trucks to host first-ever event
Wellington City Manager Justin Mixon, left, accepts a $10,000 monetary donation in support of the Ellison Park Renovation Project from local AEP-SWECO Lineman Mikey Garza. As citizens of the communities they serve, AEP-SWEPCO strives to donate to nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in its communities. On behalf of the Ellison Park Renovation Project Working Group, Mixon expressed his appreciation for the generous gift. City of Wellington

Wellington City Manager Justin Mixon, left, accepts a $10,000 monetary donation in support of the Ellison Park Renovation Project from local AEP-SWECO Lineman Mikey Garza. As citizens of the communities they serve, AEP-SWEPCO strives to donate to nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in its communities. On behalf of the Ellison Park Renovation Project Working Group, Mixon expressed his appreciation for the generous gift. City of Wellington

AEP-SWEPCO supports Ellison Park Renovation Project

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
AEP-SWEPCO supports Ellison Park Renovation Project

WELLINGTON

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
WILD & FREE ON 83Sponsored by the Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce, Wild & Free on 83 will be heldThursday, July 3-Sunday, July 6. A new feature is the Fourth of July Community Parade at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, July 5, organized by Natasha Mixon.
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