Clarendon News

If you plan on spending your fourth of July at Lake Greenbelt out in Clarendon, the Donley county sheriff's office wants you take extra precaution.

Friday, July 03, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. If you plan on spending your fourth of July at Lake Greenbelt out in Clarendon, the Donley county sheriff's office wants you take extra precaution.

Clarendon College will offer new vocational classes downtown this fall after the Board of Regents accepted a lease agreement for facilities on First Street at its June 18 meeting.

Tragedy struck Mary Vorheis on Wednesday, June 10, when a fire devoured her home southeast of Clarendon.

Anticipation and excitement rises as Clarendon starts preparing for this year's 132nd Annual Saints' Roost Celebration to be held July 2-4. The festivities will begin July 2 starting with the Downtown Merchants' Western Days Street Sale, which will run all day long.

A Clarendon man is in jail this week following a reported sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl.

Bargain shoppers will be in for a treat during the fourth annual 'Trash to Treasures' garage sale event to be held in Clarendon and nearby communities this Saturday, June 6. Twenty-one individual garage sales are scheduled to be held.

Clarendon and Hedley High School officials have announced their top graduates for the Class of 2009.

Clarendon voters handed Mayor Chris Ford a victory Saturday, defeating Alderman Tommy Hill's bid to be the city's chief executive by a margin of 23 votes.

Community colleges across Texas received good news last Friday when the state House of Representatives gave unanimous approval to a bill by Rep.

Voters will decide Saturday whether Alderman Tommy Hill or Mayor Chris Ford gets to lead the City of Clarendon for the next two years.

The sign-up period for the fourth annual 'Trash To Treasures' garage sale event begins Monday.

Clarendon College Regents received a nice surprise during their regular meeting April 16 - the deed to the CC campus in Pampa.

Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday in four local elections. Balloting in two elections - the City of Clarendon and the Donley County Hospital District - is being conducted by the Donley County Clerk's Office in the Courthouse Annex during regular business hours.

Clarendon is more 'green' than ever this year. Thanks to the support of local citizens and businesses, Clarendon has for the first time received the traveling trophy from Panhandle Regional Planning Commission in Amarillo for being the top recycling community in the Panhandle.

The Clarendon College Ex-Students Association will recognize two former students this Saturday, April 18, during the association's biennial reunion.

Clarendon Administrator John Webb received good marks and a raise following an evaluation of his first six months in office last Tuesday.

The Clarendon Chamber of Commerce recognized Jean Stavenhagen with the 2008 Saints' Roost Award for her lifetime of service to the community as an educator and civic leader during the chamber's annual banquet Saturday night.

The spring break burglary of several Clarendon College dorm rooms has resulted in one man confessing and being placed on probation.

A Clarendon man is in the Donley County Jail this week after he allegedly stole $1,200 in cash from the local Dairy Queen.