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City and medical officials took the majority of Wednesday’s COVID-19 news conference to address the continued success of local vaccination efforts through both area providers and the city’s walk-in clinic at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex.  According to previous Globe-News reports, Amarillo was recently named the nation’s leader in COVID-19 vaccinations by COVID Act Now, vaccinating nearly 30,000 individuals in the Phase 1A and 1B categories. These groups consist of frontline healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, community members 65 and older, and people 18 ...

Christy Dyer confirmed as Randall County judge VIDEO: Christy Dyer confirmed as Randall County judge By Bailie Myers | January 27, 2021 at 8:06 AM CST - Updated January 27 at 12:14 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Randall County Commissioners Court confirmed Christy Dyer as the new judge in Randall County yesterday. Dyer will serve for the remainder of the term after Judge Ernie Houdashell passed away last year, which ends after the elections in 2022. She has served as commissioner since 2013. Mayor Ginger Nelson said Dyer has lived in Randall County for 25 years. She was recently re-ele...

Amarillo is leading the nation in vaccination rates

Thompson Park Pool Is On Track To Open Right As Summer Starts Enter your number to get our free mobile app The new Thompson Park pool should be open just in time to officially kick off the summer this year. That is, if everything goes according to plan. Mayor Ginger Nelson posted an update on the project to social media, which you can see below. According to her update, the pool should open up sometime around Memorial Day. Honestly, it looks like it is going to be really nice. There's a lazy river, and there's enough room for four hundred people in the main pool area.

The walk-in clinic closed Wednesday, after the city ran out of its vaccine allotment provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services.