July 4th is among us! It's a time to celebrate not only our independence, and moving on from the hot dumpster fire mess that is Covid-19. for the most part we made it. yep there's a hiccup or two with variants out there, for the most part tho we're on track for a great 4th of July weekend and all the drinking that sometimes comes with it. Get our free mobile app With drinking comes driving, Amarillo Police are counting on us to hopefully not make this connection. The department has received a grant from the state to help step up enforcement of drinking and driving around the city. Officers will be out in full force looking for drivers who might have had a little too much.