City Commission approves the addition of two more SROs for PISD

The City Commissioners approved the addition of two school resource officers for Pampa Independent School District during Monday’s regularly-scheduled meeting. Pampa Police Chief Lance …

Sweet T’s/Shabby Creek partner up for Tax Free Weekend

Back-to-school is almost here and the biggest shopping weekend to prepare is Aug. 5-6 for Tax-Free Weekend. Sweet T’s, 211 N. Cuyler, and Shabby Creek, 209 N. Cuyler, in Downtown Pampa are …

Pampa ISD school board approves part of dress code, SRO officers

The Pampa Independent School District Board of Trustees followed suit to the City of Pampa on Monday evening, approving the addition of two School Resource Officers. “We will have three …

VFW to host golf scramble on Aug. 27

The NGET/VFW Post 1657 will be hosting a four-person golf scramble on Saturday, Aug. 27 at Hidden Hills Golf Course. Costs are $400/team and includes green fees, carts, mulligans, t-shirts and a …

AAA Texas: Statewide Pump Price Average Continues to Fall; Price Volatility Still Expected

The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.78 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 17 cents less than on this day last week and is …

The closing of a chapter, the opening of another

When I first came to The Pampa News as a sports reporter in 2013, I had every intention of using the newspaper as a stepping stone to eventually climb the endless rungs of the sports reporting …

Local resident looks to spark clean-up initiative with event Saturday

Pampa resident Donna Brown grew up in Pampa and remembers what, in her mind, Pampa used to be. After returning home recently, she has hated to see what some areas of town have …

Code enforcement the hot-button issue at City Commission

The City of Pampa Commissioners had a lengthy discussion concerning code enforcement during Monday’s regularly-scheduled meeting. Resident Donna Brown set the tone for the meeting during …

Fugitives from Lubbock, Dallas Added to Texas Most Wanted Lists

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two fugitives to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Lists. Tanner Cole Lermon, of Lubbock, is on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. …

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Pampa’s Anguiano named 3rd Team 3B for TSWA

Pampa senior third baseman Sam Anguiano was named third-team All-State for 4A by the Texas Sports Writer’s Association. Anguiano batted .451with a .556 on-base percentage and 1.246 OPS and …

Pro Football coach to provide back to School charity benefit for Pampa Youth

Current pro football coach & former Pampa Harvester athlete, John Jenkins, will be back home in August to execute the “COACH JOHN JENKINS BACK TO SCHOOL FUN-FEST” for Pampa’s …

Seventh Annual Gray County Buyer’s Club Pig Out set for Aug. 6

The Gray County Buyer’s Club will be holding their Seventh Annual Pig Out from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6. “We’ve got a dinner (pork tenderloin, BYOB),” Ryan …

From the Press Box: A mess only the Cleveland Browns could make

As we neared the end of the 2021 season, I took the side of the Cleveland Browns as they handled quarterback and 2018 No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield. Mayfield had showed a decline in his play …

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Athlete of the Week — July 30, 2022

Sports on TV

Sports on TV — July 26-27

Tuesday Baseball Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners.......BSSW 9:10 p.m. NY Yankees at NY Mets......................TBS 6:10 p.m. Soccer UEFAW Euro 2022 Soccer...............ESPN2 1:30 …

Fishing Report

Fishing Report on Texas Lakes

Lake Meredith: GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 54.40 feet low. The walleye bite has slowed, so try chasing crappie, bass or catfish. Bass are good on minnows and artificial baits. Cats are good on …

Frankie D Derr

Frankie D Derr (Granny) passed from this life on August 10, 2022, at the age of 88 in Bartlesville, OK. She was born on June 20, 1934, to Leslie Leon and Frances Irene (Barton) Quarles in Gray County …

Chris Dittberner

Chris Dittberner, 71 of Pampa, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in Pampa. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Byron Williamson, …

Ida Ruth Price

Ida Ruth Price, 92, of Pampa, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the ranch. Services are pending with Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors and Crematory. Ida Ruth was born December 29, …

Barbara Crouch Talley

Barbara Crouch Talley, 89, of Pampa, passed away on July 22, 2022 in Pampa. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of …

Jim Aaron Sealy

Jim Aaron Sealy, 62, of Pampa passed away on July 27, 2022 in Pampa. Services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with Pastor Jamisen Hancock, pastor …

Marylyn “Mimi” Kidwell

Marylyn “Mimi” Kidwell, 77, of Pampa, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2022 in Pampa. Services will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 28, 2022 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Byron …

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2021 Agriculture Magazine

Gray County Extension Agent July update

Hopefully by the time this goes to press everyone reading this has had some decent rainfall. Before we get into crop conditions, I’d like to make everyone aware of a few Extension programs …

Panhandle to host Playa Field Day July 26

Panhandle and Carson County are home to some massive grassland playas, one adjacent to the City of Panhandle, and preserving and taking advantage of these natural features will be the topic of a …

Gray County Extension Agent Joan Gray-Soria accredited for Mental Health First Aid

A mental health patient can experience a crisis at any time and they often happen quickly. Gray County Extension Agent Joan Gray-Soria recently took part in a program for youth mental health first …

Service Approves Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Conservation Plan for Oil and Gas Development in the Great Plains

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved LPC Conservation LLC’s habitat conservation plan (HCP) and associated incidental take permit. The HCP is designed to allow for the responsible …

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Police and Fire

DPS seizes 71 pounds off meth near Conway

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than 71 pounds of suspected methamphetamine Monday, July 18, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson …

Several arrested for driving while intoxicated

Friday, July 22 • Cody Dillon Morris, 30, Pampa, was arrested by Gray County Sheriff’s Office on a blue warrant. Saturday, July 23 • Francisco Salcedo, 19, Pampa, was …

One arrested for burglary

Thursday, July 21 • Joshua Lee Rivas, 31, Pampa, was arrested by Pampa Police Department for burglary of habitation. Friday, July 22 • Gregory Espinosa, 21, Kent, Wash. was …

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Opinion

Just a thought....: Doing the best I can, sleeping on the floor

It was a unique situation, but there my wife and I were, laying next to each other on the hard floor trying to get some sleep. No plan B, no other options. As I lay there I thought of how unique …

Those Were the Days: The Unforgettable Fishing Trip, pt. 1

One hot summer night in August of 1954, I was with two of my buddies, Ben Sturgeon and Bill Culpepper. We were sitting at our local teen hangout, a drive-in called Caldwell’s. Every parking …

The Idle American: A Milestone? Not Likely...

They say that age is just a number, so I suppose churning out my thousandth column with this writing might be comparable to a yawn, wry smile or the lame joke about the needle’s question to the …