Candidate filing open for primary

Candidate filing for the 2022 Texas Primary Elections opened on Saturday, and several local races have already drawn candidates. All of the incumbents have filed for another term in the Republican primary.

Hospital board discusses CMS vaccine mandate

The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors debated vaccine mandates at their meeting on Monday evening at the Ochiltree General Hospital conference center.

GARRETT SPEAKS AT LEADERSHIP PERRYTON SERIES

Dr. Shirley Garrett of Villa Rica, GA was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. She spoke on “Spiraling Upward: How to Create and Maintain Momentum in Any Circumstances” at the Frank Phillips College Allen Campus on Thursday evening.

Arts & Crafts Festival this weekend

The Perryton Satellite Center’s Arts & Crafts Festival will be held this weekend, Nov. 20-21, at the Expo Center. It is the 51st year for the event. The hours for the show will be Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

PHS STUDENTS NAMED TO REGION CHOIR

Four students from Perryton High School were named to the Region 1 Small School Choir last at Caprock High School in Amarillo. The 80-member choir performed in Mary Moody Northen Hall on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon on Nov. 13.

Rangers win bi-district, 35-19 over Greenwood

The Rangers came out on fire and clicking on all cylinders Friday, taking the bi-district championship by blasting Midland Greenwood 35-19 in Plainview. The Rangers will now go against powerhouse Celina in the area round. (see related story for details).

Rangers to take on Celina

Fresh off a big 35-19 bidistrict win over Midland Greenwood, the Perryton Rangers will face a formidable opponent this Friday in the area round. The Rangers will play Celina in Iowa Park on Friday. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

RIBBON CUTTING FOR PINK ROSE BOOK SHOP

RIBBON CUTTING FOR PINK ROSE BOOK SHOP—Members of the Perryton Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce gathered last week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of the Pink Rose Book Shop at 310 S. Main in Perryton. The bookstore and coffee shop is owned by Lucretia and Kyle Morgan.