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Dumas News

Local news for Dumas, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday May 11 | Amarillo.com

Eye on Austin: Voter ID bill back in debate

“The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling is a victory for democracy in our nation, and I am pleased that the court agreed with the vast majority of Texans who want to protect the sacred American principle of 'one person, one vote,' ”

One of the most dramatic moments in last year's legislative session - and there were a few - was when a Houston senator recovering from a liver transplant brought his hospital bed to the Senate so he wouldn't ... via Amarillo.com

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Austin, TX, Austin Metro

Friday May 9 | Amarillo.com

Swift recruits refugees

“It really helps that they're being welcomed to the area.”

The JBS Swift & Co. meat-packing plant in Cactus is once again turning to a foreign-born work force. via Amarillo.com

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Related Topix: Panhandle, TX, Cactus, TX, Food, Moore County, TX

Wednesday May 7 | KVII

Moore County in a hurry to help foreigners

Around 400 Burmese have moved to Moore County. Many of them work for the Swift Plant and their children are going to schools in the Dumas Independent School District. via KVII

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Tuesday May 6 | MyHighPlains.com

Ready For More Stores?

Western Crossing is coming soon, but the national economy is in a slump. We wanted to know if it would effect the opening of new stores. via MyHighPlains.com

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Related Topix: Amarillo Metro, Amarillo, TX

Sunday May 4 | MyHighPlains.com

Stamp Out Hunger

The 16th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive is next Saturday. They'll collect in Amarillo, Canyon, Dimmitt, Dumas, Hereford, Tulia, and Shamrock. via MyHighPlains.com

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Related Topix: Amarillo Metro, Amarillo, TX, Dimmitt, TX, Hereford, TX

Friday May 2 | KVII-TV Amarillo

USPS canned food drive around the corner

The US Postal Service will soon start collecting food for their annual can food drive. via KVII-TV Amarillo

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Related Topix: Amarillo Metro, Dimmitt, TX, Amarillo, TX, Canyon, TX

Wednesday Apr 30 | Amarillo.com

Step Up to Success focuses on positives

“If you can believe you can do it, you can do it.”

Michael Lemmons / Amarillo Globe-News James Molina, an eighth-grader at Bowie Middle School, was among the estimated 500 or more junior high school students at The Church at Quail Creek on March 26 for the ... via Amarillo.com

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Related Topix: Spearman, TX, Sanford, TX, Fritch, TX, Perryton, TX, Gruver, TX

Saturday Apr 19 | Denton Record-Chronicle

Refugees fill jobs in Cactus, Texas, after immigration sweep

“The Burmese didn't know the basics - how to find a place to live, how to get the utilities turned on. But we're determined to make this work.”

Sixteen months ago, federal agents swept into the Panhandle town of Cactus, Texas, in Moore County as part of a massive raid of Swift & Co. via Denton Record-Chronicle

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Apr 11, 2008 | The Hansford County Reporter-Statesma... | Posted by The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman/STPNS

Elizabeth Ann Shore

Elizabeth Ann Shore

DUMAS - Elizabeth Ann Shore, 54, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Dumas.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mark Scott, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Beth Harrington by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas.

Elizabeth Ann Shore was born Jan. 29, 1954, in Canadian to Lewis B. Hennig and Josephene B. Hand. She married Ken Shore in Dumas. She was a schoolteacher, diagnostician and a RTI coordinator. She had been a resident of Dumas for 17 years. Ann liked to be outdoors swimming and was a devoted QVC shopper. She taught ESL at Spearman High School, where her husband, Ken, is the choir director. Read more

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Mar 30, 2008 | Lubbock Avalanche

Loyal alumni pay off for Tech in Legislature

“He serves on the foundation board. He comes to Lubbock so he is aware of any issues, and whenever I need help with Tech on the Senate floor, I call on Jeff and he is always ready to help.”

State Sen. Jeff Wentworth got his law degree from Texas Tech nearly four decades ago. via Lubbock Avalanche

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Dumas, Texas is located in Moore County. Zip codes in Dumas include 79029.