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Commissioners hear proposed tax rate, budgetBy ZELDA BETH LANG The Hartley County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning, August 23. >> More
Council considers fee changesBy ZELDA BETH LANG The council was given information on Ordinance 2016-10 for increasing certain fees and charges for services provided by the city, providing a fee schedule and placing the fee schedule in the office of the city secretary and providing an effective date. >> More
High speed chase ends in Hartley CountyPHOTO SUBMITTED TO One person was taken into custody Tuesday night following a high-speed chase that ended in Hartley County. >> More
Budget Approved for Dallam CountyBy ZELDA BETH LANG The Dallam County commissioners met Monday morning in a special meeting. Three public hearings were held and approved. The FY 2016-2017 budget of $4.4 million was approved. The records preservation budget of $30,000 was approved. This allows Dallam County and District Clerk Terri Banks to preserve her records. The tax rate of 36 cents was approved which is down 2 cents from last year. Resolution NIBRS (National Incident Based Reporting System) was approved, said Dallam County Sheriff-elect Shane Stevenson. For the full story SUBSCRIBE to the online edition of The Dalhart Texan, call (806) 244-4511 to setup a subscription to our physical paper or pick a copy up at one of our many convenient news rack locations. You can also stop by and purchase a paper or subscription in person at our news office located at 410 Denrock Ave. >> More
Dalhart Residents Party In the Park Saturday nightBy NIXIE SANDERSON Frank Phillips College, the Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension >> More
Ready For School With All About Kids DayBy NIXIE SANDERSON Volunteers sort school supplies for area students Friday afternoon at the Rita Blanca Lake picnic area for the annual All About Kids Day back-to-school event. School supplies were provided for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. >> More
New Detours Added At Highway IntersectionBy IVY HOLLINGSWORTH The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced a new detour plan late Thursday for the construction at the intersection of US Highways 54 and 87 in Dalhart. In an effort to improve traffic flow through the city of Dalhart, TxDOT will adjust the North hand southbound US 87 traffic movements by restricting left turns at the US 54/US 87 intersection beginning this week. Motorists will no longer be allowed to make a left turn from US 87 onto US 54. For the full story SUBSCRIBE to the online edition of The Dalhart Texan, call (806) 244-4511 to setup a subscription to our physical paper or pick a copy up at one of our many convenient news rack locations. You can also stop by and purchase a paper or subscription in person at our news office located at 410 Denrock Ave. >> More
Moore appointed to fill vacant school board seatBy ZELDA BETH LANG The Dalhart Independent School District Board of Education met Tuesday night and voted to appoint Justin Moore to fill the vacant seat for the rest of the term. >> More
TEA declares area schools to have met standardBy NIXIE SANDERSON The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the accountability ratings for the state’s schools. >> More
Open campus, longer day set for high schoolBY BILL KELLY Monday is the first day of school for Dalhart ISD for the 2016-2017 school year. Those students walking through the doors at Dalhart High will be seeing a number of changes in school policy this year. >> More
Dalhart school district welcomes former deputy as new police chiefBy IVY HOLLINGSWORTH Dalhart ISD welcomes Chiz Bell, chief of police, to the district for the 2016-17 school year. >> More
Phone Scam Reports Making Way Through PanhandleBy IVY HOLLINGSWORTH The Dallam and Hartley County Sheriff’s Departments are warning residents of a phone scam circulating Dalhart. >> More
Local Pastor Spends Three Weeks of Summer Ministering, Teaching In KenyaBy NIXIE SANDERSON The opportunity to teach and minister turned into a three-week trip to Kijabe, Kenya, for local pastor Brian Walton. >> More
Seliger Stops In Dalhart For Town Hall MeetingBy NIXIE SANDERSON State Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) made a stop at Frank Phillips College (FPC) in Dalhart Thursday as part of his town hall meeting tours. Thursday’s schedule included a stop in Deaf Smith County, Oldham County, and Hartley County, before ending the day in Dallam County. >> More
Firefighters Attend Annual Training In College StationBy IVY HOLLINGSWORTH Twelve men and women from Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department, including Fire Chief Curtis Brown, attended the annual Texas Fire Training School at Texas A&M University in College Station. >> More
All About Kids Day set for August 19By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH Back to school time means filling shopping carts with everything from glue sticks and crayons to Kleenex and hand sanitizer. >> More
Council accepts resignation, appoints new memberBy ZELDA BETH LANG The Dalhart City Council met on Tuesday night, August 9, with a short agenda. >> More
Countdown to the first day of schoolBy IVY HOLLIINGSWORTH Seth Wilkinson, an incoming sixth grader at Dalhart Junior High School, and his dad complete registration forms Tuesday for the upcoming school year. >> More
Commissioners put FPC maintenance tax vote on ballotBy JEFF SANDERSON Both the Hartley County and Dallam County commissioners’ courts met on Monday morning, August 8th.
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More Than 140 Runners Participate In Joe Nesbitt 5K, One-Mile Events SaturdayBy Ivy Hollingsworth The 39th annual Joe Nisbett 5K and one-mile fun run was one of the many activities held during Saturday’s XIT schedule of events.
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