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AISD hosts special meeting with city, county to address low enrollment
The Amarillo Independent School District, in collaboration with the Potter County Commissioners' Court and the Amarillo City Council, hosted a special board meeting to address their declining enrollment and strategies for potential solutions Monday evening at AmTech. As stated during the meeting by AISD Board of Trustees, the district is...
Dumas Police Department implementing tactical response team for community
DUMAS, Texas (KFDA) - The Dumas Police Department selected six of its own officers to undergo training in crisis negotiation and join a special tactical response team. “It’s like having one hand behind your back, you know, you need to have an equivalent capability not only for tactical operations but also for crisis intervention,” said Chief Rick Pippins.
US Army hosting wrestling clinic for area high school athletes
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — It’s a wrestling clinic formed from a partnership between the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and local schools around the High Plains, with a multi-city event upcoming for May 6-8. “We’re going to Palo Duro [High School], and then we’re going up to Dumas,” said Captain Enrique Martinez, a 17-year […]
Demonettes sweep Seminole, claim bi-district crown
The Dumas Demonette varsity softball team defeated the Seminole Maidens 2-0 (in a best-of-three series) in the opening round of post-season play to be crowned bi-district champion this past weekend. Dumas outscored the Maidens 37-10 in the series with a total of eight home runs hit. Game One.
School district work session, condemnation appeals among this week's meetings
Work session - Amarillo City Council, AISD, Potter County. 4 p.m.: AmTech Career Academy - Crimial Justice Lyceum, 3601 Plains Blvd - Southeast side, Entrance #26. Joint work session for the Amarillo City Council, Amarillo Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees, and Potter County Commissioners Court to discuss the issue of declining student enrollment in Amarillo ISD and the implications and effects on the District, the City, and Potter County; and to discuss possible future next steps to address the issue. The Council may reach broad consensus on this topic of this work session for the City, but no final decision or vote will occur.
The 100 Club chosen as beneficiary for McDonald’s Gives Back Day on April 30
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - McDonald’s has partnered with the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle for the upcoming McDonald’s Gives Back Day on April 30. On Tuesday, April 30, a portion of sales from participating McDonald’s locations in Amarillo, Canyon, Dumas, Dalhart and Borger will benefit the 100 Club.
TxDOT to host virtual meeting for Rural Transportation Improvement Program
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Texas Department of Transportation officials will host a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss area transportation projects. The virtual meeting will information regarding the 2025-2028 Rural Transportation Improvement Program or Rural TIP within the Amarillo District. The district includes Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts and Sherman Counties.
1 dead, struck by pickup truck in Wednesday morning crash near Bushland
Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety announced that one person was killed after being hit by a pick-up on an I-40 service road west of Bushland on Wednesday morning.
Clements Unit guard charged with 2 felonies after bringing cell phone into prison
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Law enforcement arrested a Clements Unit prison guard Thursday for taking a bribe to supply an inmate with a cell phone. According to a Potter County indictment, 33-year-old Robert Earsley took cash from two men in 2022 to break a law against taking prohibited items into a prison. The indictment says Earsley had a cell phone with the intent to give it to an inmate.
Moore County Clerk Brenda McKanna: ‘No way anyone can tell how you voted.’
Early voting in person for the May 4 election to determine seats on the Dumas City Commission and Dumas Independent School District Board of Trustees began Monday. Moore County Clerk Brenda McKanna, whose staff is conducting the election, said two issues had already arisen on the first day that needed clarification.
1 killed in head-on crash on I-40 near Amarillo
A driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 40 died in a head-on collison near Amarillo in Potter County overnight Saturday. At about 1:36 a.m. Saturday, April 20, a 2023 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling west in the eastbound inside lane of I-40, about four miles east of Amarillo, while a 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling east in the same inside lane, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Equinox struck the truck head-on.
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