Good morning, Amarillo.

Community organizers invite families to the Back-to-School Barrio Bash tomorrow at El Alamo Park - 1621 S.

Houston St., from noon to 6 p.m. The event offers free hot dogs, haircuts, backpacks filled with supplies, music, and giveaways.

A new day center, the Joe and Laura Street Center, will open in November at Transformation Park to help homeless people, replacing the Guyon Saunders Resource Center; it will provide daytime services plus a Family Village, dog area, commercial kitchen, showers, restrooms and five classrooms.

WWII veteran Wiley Tow celebrated his 100th birthday Friday at Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home & received over 1,500 birthday cards through the Texas Veterans Land Board’s 100 for 100 program as family, friends and fellow veterans marked his milestone.

Amarillo has welcomed nearly 30 new restaurants in 2026 (with 10 to 20 more scheduled) that bring diverse cuisine to local diners; growth is expected to continue across the Texas Panhandle.

Long John Silver’s is celebrating its first year in Amarillo by offering a free second basket when guests purchase a two-piece fish or chicken basket with sides today.

The anniversary deal is available in-store at the Amarillo location following record-breaking initial sales.

Tyson Foods announced that its Amarillo plant will restore its second shift as part of a restructuring that consolidates operations after reducing capacity earlier this year + employees affected by earlier layoffs can apply for new positions once cattle become available.

Kevin O'Leary, the Shark Tank star, will speak at WTAMU in Canyon on Monday, Sept.

21 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5.

A heated Reddit discussion in Amarillo revealed that jobs paying 20 dollars per hour or less are seen as low paying, while jobs paying 40 dollars per hour or more are considered high paying; locals add + that these figures reflect local living costs and job availability.

Canyon ISD announced Friday it plans to modernize its facilities and improve energy efficiency with Schneider Electric; the project is expected to save about $13 million in utilities over the next 20 years pending final approval.

After nearly a year of community discussion, Amarillo City Council approved a $146K engineering study to evaluate if the long-closed Southwest and Southeast pools may reopen.

City staff will start the study within 30 days and share results in 60-90 days for fall decisions.

BSA Hospice of the Southwest is hosting its annual Garden Walk at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens this Sunday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at 1400 Streit Dr to offer a free reflective space for anyone coping with loss.