By Bill Kelly
THE DALHART TEXAN

The four campuses of the Dalhart Independent School District recently announced their “Teachers of the Six Weeks” for the second six weeks.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) ---- For his invaluable leadership to area agriculture over three decades, Vernon W. Reif of Dalhart was honored Sunday with Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) prestigious Pioneer award at the organization’s annual meeting in Corpus Christi.

By Zelda Lang
THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dallam-Hartley County Hospital District Board met at noon on Thursday, November 29. There were several special guest present just to observe the meeting. Two present were James Stroud, Dalhart City Manager, and Wes Ritchey, Dallam County Judge.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

Santa Claus made an entrance in downtown Dalhart Thursday night during the lighted Christmas parade. The parade was part of the festivities downtown to ring in the holiday season.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart Independent School District Board of Education received and approved their 2018 district audit report Tuesday evening during a regularly scheduled board meeting.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

Josh Walton prepares Leona Benally to give blood Monday afternoon at Frank Phillips College.

By Zelda Lang
THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart City Council met Tuesday night, November 27. The council considered a bid submitted for the request for proposals for auditing services.

By Bill Kelly
THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart High FFA chapter held a banquet Thursday, November 15 in honor of their boosters, the members of the community who help support the organization every year.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

Friday marked the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, as shoppers headed for Black Friday sales across the area, followed by Shop Small Saturday, which focuses on holiday shopping at local businesses, as opposed to national chains.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

A fire at Dalhart Cattle Feeders on Highway 54 south of Dalhart caused the closure of the highway as firefighters battled both the fire and high winds Sunday afternoon.

BY NIXIE SANDERSON
THE DALHART TEXAN

Crews with the City of Dalhart were hanging wreaths and lights downtown Monday afternoon.

BY NIXIE SANDERSON
THE DALHART TEXAN

Today is Black Friday, the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. Almost three quarters of Americans are expected to shop either Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales, spending a total of $90.14 billion, according to finder.com.

BY NIXIE SANDERS
THE DALHART TEXAN

The Texas Plains Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals hosted the 26th annual celebration of National Philanthropy Day in Amarillo on November 15.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

Travel over the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be the highest since 2005, according to estimates released this week by AAA. Approximately 54.3 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles over the holiday weekend, mostly by road.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

Every year on November 15th communities across the state gather to observe Texas Recycles Day. Every day, small communities across the Panhandle work hard to recycle and divert waste from area landfills. 

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Thanksgiving is just two days away, bringing in the biggest food-related holiday of the year.

BY NIXIE SANDERSON
The Dalhart Texan

The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a two-vehicle fatality accident early Sunday morning in Hartley County.

BY ZELDA LANG
The Dalhart Texan

The Dalhart City Council met on Tuesday night, November 13.

BY NIXIE SANDERSON
The Dalhart Texan

A series of stops last week led the Hartley County Sheriff’s Department to recover approximately 31 pounds of marijuana, as well as THC.

By Nixie Sanderson
THE DALHART TEXAN

A winter storm blew through the Texas Panhandle Sunday night into Monday morning, dropping as much as 9.5 inches of snow in some locations.