1995 Parade and Funfest Winners Announced
Wellington hosts the 1995 Peanut Festival Parade with seven prize divisions for Antique Cars Floats and more. Winners include Benson & Tucker Long 1956 Chevy and Wellington State Bank in the Floats category, plus 4-H Riding Club and the Wellington Skyrocket Band in youth and adult clubs. Bank of America Texas agrees to sell Childress and Memphis branches to Wellington State Bank with closing expected in late 1995 or early 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Benson & Tucker
Scott Peeples
J.d.'s Auto Supply
Wellington State Bank
Patient First
Kids First
Community Bank
Jack's Body Shop
Associates Home Health Inc
Olston Kimberly
Kelley Colson
Greenline
John Deer
Brock Williams
Maxi Baker
Grandkids
Wellington Skyrocket
Stars-n- Motion
Texas National Guard Armory
Lions Club
Boone & Lions Club
Heather Holton
Bank of America Texas
Bank of America
Childress
Memphis
Bank of America's
Richard Sims
BankAmerica Corporation
BankAmerica
Bank of America Texas Cwrently
Texas
City-wide clean up and landfill studies draw council action
Wellington council actions include approving landfill continuation under Arid Exempt rules and initiating a city-wide cleanup plan with block-by-block compliance. The meeting also set the 1995 tax rate, adopted audits, and named City Manager Jon Sessions as Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity Standards Officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Robey
Wellington
Courtney Sharp
Jimmy de Ford
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
Gary Brewer
Jon Sessions
Tommy Hudson
West Texas Utilities
Gordon Maddox
CPA
Wellington Firemen’s Relief & Retirement Fund
City of Wellington
Sessions
Jamie Johnson
OJD Engineering
Roberson's
Rude
Stall
Derryberry
Jeffrey
Bratten
McMillin
Green
Owens
Sherman
Cocke
Martin
Goforth
Cocke Heights
Moore
Cox
Robert W
Wellington Superintendent Named to Regional Advisory Council Executive Committee
Dr. James R. Collins, Wellington superintendent since 1990, named to the Executive Committee of the Regional Advisory Council for Region XVI Education Service Center. The Panhandle council includes 65 district superintendents and governs an annual budget above 11 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Advisory Council
Wellington
Financial class offered area farmers and ranchers
Area farmers and ranchers can meet FmHA requirements and improve management and bookkeeping skills through locally offered classes. Childress High School agricultural science instructors Russell Graves and Roy Novak are qualified to teach in the Childress area to train farmers and ranchers on proper procedures and record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fmha
Childress High School Agricultural
Russell Graves
Roy Novak
Childress
Wellington Leader Office Closed for Labor Day
The Wellington Leader office will be closed Friday September 1 in observance of Labor Day. The office will reopen Monday September 4 at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.
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Wellington
DPS Gears Up for Labor Day Patrols and Safety Tips
Trooper L B Snider of the Texas Department of Public Safety urges planning and fatigue awareness for the long weekend. Increased patrols run from 6 p.m. Friday, September 1, to midnight Monday, September 4, with emphasis on seat belt use and sobriety. Recreational lake travel requires extra caution due to limited shoulders, winding roads, and more RV traffic. Stay alert, drive slower, and allow extra reaction time to prevent tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Snider
Texas Department of Public Safety
Snider
Department of Public Safety
Collingsworth County Sheriff reports 17 arrests in August 17 29
The Collingsworth County Sheriff's Department logs 17 arrests from August 17 to 29. Individuals faced charges including parole violation burglary possession of a controlled substance and vehicle burglary with varying bonds and outcomes. Several suspects were released or remanded to INS, with others remaining jailed or facing ongoing detention.
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Collingsworth County
Dale Tarver
Guadelupe County
INS
Reserved seat tickets on sale for Wellington ISD football
Reserved seat tickets for the 1995 Wellington ISD football season are now on sale in the school business office at 609 15th Street. Tickets cost 12 dollars for four varsity home games. first game is September 18 against Hollis Oklahoma at 8 p.m. To keep 1994 seats, notify the office by August 31. Remaining seats go on sale in September. For details call Tommie Watts or Judy Thomas at 447 2511.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Army National Guard
Holly Joy Davis
Larkin Davis
Tony Maxwell
Wellington State
Melanie Jeffrey
Wellington High School
Shada Norris
Amy Chauveaux
Heather Hess
McLean
Lauren Freeman
James R. Collins
Sheriff's Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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