Residents warned of phone scam across the area
A telephone scam targets residents with claims of AT&T technicians testing lines. Victims told to press 90 and 0 then hang up to grant an attacker full access to their line, enabling long distance charges. Authorities confirm multiple carriers and jail-linked origins, urging everyone to beware and share the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At&t
iMan
UCB Telecomm
Pacific Bell
MCI
Bell Atlantic
GTE
NYNEX
GTE Security Department
Agriculturists Host Range and Conservation Tour in Oct
Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Salt Fork Conservation District sponsor a range and conservation tour on Thursday Oct 8 1998. The trip departs Collingsworth County Courthouse at 9 am visiting George Davis ranch for aerial mesquite control Bill Jones ranch for Yucca control Paul Schaub ranch for brushbusters mesquite control Marvin Knoll ranch for CRP grass re establishment and Benson Long farm for dryland cotton variety plot. Salt Fork District directors election for Zone 1 and 2 set for 12:30 pm after meal at Ellison Park. Landowners 18 plus eligible to vote. Current directorsGary Killian Zone 1 Troy Thomason Zone 2.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Salt Fork Conservation District
Collingsworth County
George Davis
Bill Jones
Paul Schaub
Marvin Knoll
Benson Long Farm
Salt Fork
Rain Drenches Panhandle Area As Front Brings Relief
A cold front delivered heavy rainfall across the region from Thursday evening to Friday, totaling up to 4.5 inches in parts of the county. Officials report widespread soaking rain, with several communities recording 3 inches and more, easing five months of dry spell. Forecasts show a warming trend into the weekend with periods of cloud cover and chances of more rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Hudson
National Weather Service
Childress County
Hollis
Shamrock
Memphis
Clarendon
Panhandle
Collingsworth County Courthouse Observes Columbus Day
Collingsworth County employees at the Wellington courthouse will be off Monday October 12 to observe Columbus Day. Tax Assessor-Collector Rose Mary Throne says it is a county holiday and offices will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County Court House
Rose Mary Throne
Harvest forecast cuts Collingsworth crop prospects early
Collingsworth County producers report an early harvest with gins tagging 4300 bales of cotton as drought and heat depress dryland yields. Irrigated crops show promise while wells ran hard all season, cutting profits. Peanut acreage tops 35 000 with irrigated yields near 3500 3600 pounds, dryland peanuts devastated.
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Collingsworth
Dale Dunlap
Dunlap
Oran Sain
Warrick's Incorporated
Jack Feagley
Farmer's Coop Gin
Wellington
Feagley
Local hospital earns safety recognition
Collingsworth General Hospital received a special achievement award for employee safety on Sept. 18 1998 at the RCH Project Cooperative annual meeting in San Antonio. Hospital administrator S Beth Carson accepted the plaque for no job related injuries in 1997 and noted the WorkSafe program supports patient and worker safety across all departments. The award included a cash prize to support further safety rewards. The RCH Project Cooperative, founded in 1992, pools workers compensation for rural Texas hospitals with under 100 beds to offer lower coverage costs and fund hospital operations. Carson praised staff for maintaining high safety standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth General Hospital
RCH Project
Cooperative. S. Beth
TxDOT to Hold Shamrock TIP Public Meeting
The Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 10 1998 at the Shamrock Community Center to discuss the Transportation Improvement Plan for Donley Briscoe Collingsworth and Wheeler counties. Written comments may be sent to Darwin Lankford P E at TxDOT Childress.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Shamrock Community Center
South Main Street
Shamrock
TIP
Donley, Briscoe, Collingsworth
Wheeler
Childress District
Txdot
Darwin Lankford
P. E
P. O. Box
Childress
Barbara Seal
Stone urges residents to shop at home at chamber banquet
Ray Stone the Dallas Cowboys voice for 25 years urged staying local at the Collingaworth County Chamber of Commerce Banquet. He highlighted benefits like stronger schools police and fire departments and rising real estate as the town grows when residents support local shopping. He stressed community effort and moving the town forward together.
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Ray Stone
Dallas Cowboys
Chamber of Commerce
Collingaworth County Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
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Needwood
Oren Ranch
Ray Hightower
Tri-County
Coop Gin
Dodson
Burl
Mary Brim
Quail
Tony Maxwell
Quail Peanut Company
C.A. Wilbur
RCH Project Cooperative
Texas
Carson
Stone
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