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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

• Under the Stars MOVIE NIGHT at Hickman’s Restaurant! 6:30 p.m. weather permitting. Make sure to come early to grab your snacks and anything you might need. Weather forecast 75 degrees – Bring your lawn chairs, sleeping bags, picnic blankets, etc.

Gary Borders, Texas Press Association

VOTERS APPROVE ALL 17 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Texas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. Those included measures to raise the homestead exemption and reduce property taxes for businesses, and to provide $1 billion annually for a statewide water fund.

Tumbleweed Smith

Amarillo’s Ukraine Bakery

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Glenda Moore of Amarillo went to Ukraine on a mission trip in 2013.“I just fell in love with the people,” she says, “especially the children over there.

Faces & Places

Meg Gruben

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path.

Carol Greenway-Holland

2 Cents Worth

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Good morning, we made it back from Kentucky. I don’t know who was the most wore out, Joe, me, or Lance, but we were all give out.We got the weather report Saturday evening: rain all the next week in Wingo. So Joe looked at Lance and said, “Lance, let’s load that pickup and go home in the morning.

Sue Jane Sullivan

Bessie

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

I have six chapters written of a book about Bessie.Her story is not singularly unique, as many women like her have lived the tragedies she experienced. However, her life has taken on mythical proportion simply because she was my grandmother.

LAW, LEGEND & LEGISLATURE

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Did you know that lawmakers in the Texas Legislature earn a base salary of just $7,200 a year — yet in a full regular session they can collect over $30,000 in perdiem pay? What does that say about parttime government in a major state?LAST WEEK’S ANSWER TO:What controversial 1948 U.S.

From forecasts to faucets: How fall weather impacts our water supply

From forecasts to faucets:

Brazos River Authority |

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

We have officially entered fall, the season when all the months end in B-E-R, and the weather can be unpredictable.Heading deeper into fall, the reservoirs in the Brazos River Authority’s (BRA) system are more than 90 percent full.

Vietnam veteran Sgt. Leonard Haag reflects at his desk in his Stonewall County home. His medals line the wall, but what he treasures most are the photos and handmade gifts from his grandchildren.

Sgt. Leonard Haag

Jeff Hurt |

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

In the jungles of Vietnam, Sgt. Leonard Haag held close what he learned from his youth in Stonewall County: hard work, dedication, and faith. His hometown raised him to be a man, the Army trained him to be a soldier, but what carried through were prayers he prayed each day.“I still do. Every day.

INITIAL SUCCESS OR TOTAL FAILURE

Jeff Hurt |

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Out near McCaulley, Texas, the road bends through miles of open grassland. The sky takes up half the world, and when the sun sets, it paints in all directions. It’s the kind of country that asks a person to slow down and listen.