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Brooks defeats Wiswell; Williams, Cox new faces on DISD Board of Trustees
Tommy Brooks defeated Ashleigh Wiswell 391 to 357 to take the single contested seat on the Dumas City Commission, according to the unofficial results of the May 4 election. In the race for three seats on the Dumas Independent School District Board of Trustees, Jill Williams (871) Brandon Cox (438), and Brent Clark (340) emerged as the top three candidates of an eight-person field. They will take the seats.
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 […]
JDH breaks ground on new grain handling facility in Sherman County
STRATFORD – JDH, a family-owned business with a legacy spanning over 137 years, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest grain handling facility in Sherman County, Texas. Jefferson Hillman, JDH's CEO and fifth-generation family leader, along with Dean McIntosh, Southwest JDH general manager, and Matthew White, BNSF general director...
School board, city commission candidates to face off in forum April 16
The May 4 election is a little less than six weeks away. This year there are contested races for both the Dumas City Commission and the Dumas Independent School District (DISD) Board of Trustees. The Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce, along with the Moore County News-Press and KDDD Radio, are hosting a forum April 16 for the candidates to lay out their positions for the public on a variety of issues.
JBS, others hold courthouse ’burger bash’ for fire relief
Vehicles lined up in front of the Moore County Courthouse Thursday at noon as people purchased hamburgers at what Donna Estrada of JBS Cactus called a “burger bash for the Panhandle fire victims.”. Put on by JBS Cactus, the Dumas Downtown Association, the Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and...
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