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United Supermarkets Gives United Way Half A Million Dollars The United Supermarket family announced a donation of $500,000 for United Way chapters across its areas of operation including $57,459 for the United Way of Amarillo & Canyon. These funds are typically raised as part of the annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic; however, due to COVID-19, the annual charity tournament went “golf-less.,” according to a release from United. Since its kick off in 1991, the tournament has raised more than $5 million for local charities. Additionally without the tournament this year, the 28 United Way or...

TxDOT seeking mobility services input The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking public input regarding the agency's efforts to enhance local mobility services for seniors and individuals with disabilities. TxDOT officials indicated a virtual public workshop is slated for Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. as a means of connecting organizations providing transportation services with their most vulnerable customer populations.  Officials noted TxDOT's Amarillo District is soliciting feedback from residents in Potter and Randall counties, as well as Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansfo...

Donald Trump. Caricature by DonkeyHotey / Creative Commons. By Steve Russell | Those of us who consider history to be recreational reading started in on Donald John Trump before he had resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a year. Without the deep dive of a PhD dissertation, we seem to have a bias toward post WWII presidencies — or so it would appear from the conversations that have sadly become less frequent with the pandemic raging. Even history buffs find it easier to know the wrinkles of administrations through which we lived or, at least, about which we heard our elders complain. Bu...

Assistance to help pay rent could be available for all of Texas by next month An eviction program could soon be available to all of Texas. (Source: KFDA) By Allisa Miller | December 11, 2020 at 9:16 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 9:21 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - For those struggling to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19, help could soon be on the way. The Texas Eviction Diversion Program helps those struggling by paying up to six months of rent. The program currently is only in Potter, Randall and Deaf Smith counties, but plans to be in every county starting in January.