Childress’ Daren Pratt named to ACU’s Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll

ABILENE — Darren Pratt, a Childress High School Class of 2023 graduate, was recently named to Abilene Christian University’s (ACU) Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll. Pratt, a senior biochemistry major, is among more than 1,500 students named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll.

Safety First

TxDOT Childress DistrictNew and returning Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) summer interns kick off the season, refreshing on safety protocol in a comprehensive orientation led by Safety Officer Jeremy Beck. 

CTX Run Club to host 2nd Annual Red, White and Run 5K

CTX Run ClubCTX Run Club’s 2nd Annual Red, White and Run 5K, held in conjunction with the Fourth of July Party in the Park, will take place at 8 a.m. Friday, July 4 at Fair Park.

Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals and Senior Community Café Menu

Monday, June 9Oven-Fried Chicken, Broccoli Bites, Tomato, Cucumber and Onion Salad, Roll, Mixed Fresh Fruit, Milk.Tuesday, June 10Swiss Steak, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Garden Salad, Garlic Bread, Cherry Cobbler, Milk.

Area Happenings

Childress Happenings  CLASSIC CAR SHOWJoin Childress Cam Winders for the 3rd Annual Classic Car Show at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 7 in Fair Park, including cars, food, vendors and more. Prizes will include first- and second-place trophies, as well as Best of Show and People’s Choice. Entry is $25.

Hall County Historical Commission publishes ‘Pioneers Buried in Hall County, Volume 3’

MEMPHIS — The Hall County Historical Commission recently published “Pioneers Buried in Hall County, Volume 3,” the third book in a series containing short biographies of residents buried in Hall County. In the first two volumes, over 800 Hall County residents, born by 1925, were recorded in print.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

CHILDRESS — Tuesday, May 27, a Bell 206 and an R44 helicopter worked in the area, a Blackhawk helicopter dropped in for fuel, a Cessna 182 flew in from Memphis and a Cessna Citation dropped off passengers on its way from Wyoming to Houston.

WISD recognizes employees with end-of-year service awards

Wellington Independent School DistrictDuring an end-of-the-school-year employee breakfast Friday, May 16, Wellington Independent School District Superintendent Kurt Ashmore acknowledged staff with 2024-2024 service awards. For 25 years of service, Czrena Watts accepts a Montreux desk clock.

TxDOT to offer free child car seat inspections in Memphis

CHILDRESS — The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will offer free child car safety seat inspections, as well as free car seats and installation, during a Child Safety Seat Check Event from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 7 at the Memphis Public Library.

Fourth of July Party in the Park welcoming vendors

Shelby BocanegraWith the Fourth of July Party in the Park just around the corner, vendors are welcomed to reserve booth space, event organizer Shelby Bocanegra said. “Get ready for the Fourth of July park in the Park,” she said. “We will have games, vendors, food trucks and more.