Bushland News

Odessa Jackalopes goaltender Jeremy Symington will compete in the World Series of Poker for the second straight year beginning Friday in Las Vegas.

A combination of academic, industry and legislative efforts have created a premier research cattle feeding facility at the Texas AgriLife Research and U.S. Department of Agriculture complex near Bushland.

Two days of informative meetings and field tours are planned for the Great Plains Sorghum Conference and Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, to be held Aug.

As far-fetched as it may sound, there must be something about Fort Collins that reminds people of Bushland, Tex.

Despite the state legislature's efforts to improve the school finance system, wide disparities remain in the amount of money parcelled out to school districts.

A line of strong thunderstorms moved through the area Thursday night and knocked out power in parts of Amarillo.

Rain turned streets near Ridgecrest Park on Southwest 37th Avenue into a river Wednesday afternoon, allowing best friends Preston Adams, 10, front, and Garrett White, 9, to enjoy summer fun.

Bushland school board members recently decided to reject a contract offer by its longtime general contractor in favor of a more costly bid by another firm to oversee a multimillion-dollar construction project.

The casket containing the body of Dr. George Tiller is taken into the College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan., Saturday.

Lone Star Dance Academy offering summer classes Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:00 PM The Lone Star Dance Academy, the official school of the Lone Star Ballet, will be offering Summer Intensive Workshops starting July 6. The classes will be held at the Academy, located at 3218 Hobbs and run thru July 25.

The first visible sign of an ecologically sustainable community should rise soon on the western horizon outside Amarillo.

Kristen Elizabeth Beasley walks across the stage after receiving her diploma. Michael Norris / Amarillo Globe-News Courtney Tunstall gets some last-minute help with her cap from Kristi Culpepper before the start of the Bushland High School graduation ceremony Thursday at Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium.

Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Classes start July 6th T he Lone Star Dance Academy, the official school of the Lone Star Ballet, will be offering Summer Intensive Workshops starting July 6. The classes will be held at the Academy, located at 3218 Hobbs and run thru July 25.

Zachary Trevathan, a deaf student at Caprock High School, signs "I live independently" with his vocational education teacher Linda Terry standing behind him.

One in 20 registered voters in Amarillo cast ballots in Saturday's elections, a stark contrast to last fall when more than half cast ballots in the presidential race.

Bushland Independent School District superintendent John Lemons has been directing traffic during the morning rush hour at the elementary school for more than three years.

Those who went to the polls early in Bushland supported the $9.1 million bond, which will pay for new classrooms, buses, a middle school dining facility and an upgraded water system.

Center City representative Mike Bahn stops outside the White and Kirk Building at 516 S. Polk St.

Light voter turnout is expected Saturday when cities and school districts conduct elections to decide leadership and future spending.

Canyon's Katie Grimes will compete in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, the long jump and triple jump this week at the Region I-4A meet in San Angelo.