It’s time for children to send their letters to Santa Claus! The Childress News will accept Letters to Santa through Friday, Dec. 16. They can be mailed to P.O. Box 653 Childress, TX 79201 or emailed to news@thechildressnews.com. The Childress News is excited to publish them in an upcoming Christmas section!        …

CHILDRESS – Childress District Traffic Safety Specialist Nicole Tyler received the 2022 Vance L. “Huck” Castleberry award at the Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s annual Safety Banquet on Thursday, Dec. 1. “Receiving this award was a complete surprise and incredibly heartfelt,” Tyler said. “There are so many great people and for…

CHILDRESS – Christmas came early for Childress Healthcare Center residents when First United Bank employees turned the Childress Healthcare Center cafeteria into a Christmas country store for residents to shop on Wednesday, Dec. 7. “The elderly have had a special place in my heart since I used to visit the nursing home with my great-grandmother…

CHILDRESS – The Childress Rotary Club’s first annual Holiday Invitational Basketball Tournament is underway at the Childress High School Bobcat Den. With 22 teams, it is divided into a girls tournament and a boys tournament, said Childress Rotary Club President Sarah Mills. Teams will play from Thursday, Dec. 8 through Saturday, Dec. 10. “Childress Rotary…

CHILDRESS – Santa Claus is coming to town! He will be at the fundraiser for Christmas in the Park at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. In addition to pictures with Santa, there will be hot cocoa and wagon rides through the park. “The park is looking much better,” Christmas in the Park committee member…

CHILDRESS – Instead of walking in a winter wonderland, walk through the Childress Women’s Council (CWC) annual Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 4. “I encourage everyone to get out and enjoy a holiday tradition and see all the beautiful homes that our gracious hosts are proudly displaying,” said CWC President Camille Cano. The 2022…

CHILDRESS – Amazing Grace Antiques and Gifts celebrated its 25th anniversary with an open house on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “I’m more than blessed,” Amazing Grace Antiques and Gifts Owner Dana Skinner said. “I’m very honored that my customers love what I choose and that they always tell me it just gets better every year.” At…

CHILDRESS – One of the goals of Childress High School (CHS) students Kara Palomo, Darren Pratt and Meg Ridens is to make driving and its consequences real through their FCCLA project End The Streak with TxDOT. “There’s a lot of power behind the wheel,” Pratt said. “Nobody really recognizes it.” Palomo added, “The goal is…