Pantex donates ambulance to city

The City of Perryton has received a donation of an ambulance from the Pantex facility in Carson County.Pantex had previously loaned Perryton the ambulance after the June 2023 tornado that damaged the Perryton Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services station in Perryton City Hall.

School board sets date for public hearing on budget

The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees held a meeting on Friday, Aug. 2.The board opened the floor for open forum; with no one present to speak, the board convened in executive session.Following executive session, the board approved student transfers, adopted a proposed tax rate of $0.

Sales tax holiday this weekend

Texas’ annual sales tax holiday is next weekend. The event will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-11.State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.

Local Briefs

Leadership Perryton accepting applications August 7 is the deadline for applications to be a part of Leadership Perryton XXIII. The nine-month series will meet monthly from September to May.

Public Meetings

School board sets special meetingThe Perryton Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Friday, Aug. 2, beginning at 12:10 p.m. in the Administration Building at 821 SW 17th Avenue.

CenterPoint CEO apologizes for Beryl outages

The head of CenterPoint Energy publicly apologized for failing to quickly respond to massive outages caused by Hurricane Beryl,The Newsreported.

Crime Stoppers ‘Fast Cash’

On July 30, 2024, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Marcos Alfredo Acosta, white male. Date of birth, March 21, 1997. Height, 5’5”, weight, 207 pounds. Brown eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.

PPW names Young Careerist for July

Lupita Mendoza Ottinger has been selected as the Young Careerist for July by the Panhandle Professional Women’s Club.She is a stylist and owner of Salon Xo and Xo Boutique. The qualifications for her profession include going to cosmetology school and completing many more hair training classes.

Speed is the top factor in Texas traffic crashes

The telltale red-and-blue lights in a driver’s rearview mirror can inspire shame and guilt. But those feelings don’t come close to the guilt speeding drivers feel after killing or injuring someone – or the pain a family feels when someone dies in a crash.