Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 2nd of September.
Good morning, Amarillo.
Local Labor Day Weekend events offer family fun and live music, with the Discover!
5.0 festival launching at noon Saturday at John Ward Memorial Park—featuring a parade, Warbirds flyover, and an evening pops concert, while film screenings and car shows take place in other venues.
Two Granbury men who planned a Grand Canyon trip remain missing after flash flooding struck Saturday (which also claimed the life of a local chiropractor), and rescuers have airlifted 62 people from the area so far.
Texas Roadhouse in Amarillo will expand its dining room (2805 West I-40) by 848 sqft, adding 8 tables and a relocated to-go area to reduce wait times during peak hours.
Renovations will start in September and finish in December at a cost of $125,000.
Nails By Sky (301 N. 15th St. in Canyon) will close in September as owner Skylia Garcia returns to school to pursue a new path.
Current clients are urged to book final appointments soon.
A Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum art collection is on display at WT’s Dord Fitz Formal Art Gallery until Oct.
24. The gallery is open (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday with appointment visits on Fridays and Saturdays) and will host an opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 3.
Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that over $1 million in grants from the Texas Veterans Commission will support veteran service organizations statewide, including $81,000 for Potter County Veterans Treatment Court to fund emergency aid, transportation + legal help for about 836 veterans in the Panhandle and West Texas.
United Family launches its annual Aisles of Smiles campaign to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association until Sept.
15. Guests at United Supermarkets, Market Street, Albertsons, and Amigos in Texas and New Mexico can add any dollar amount at checkout to fund research.
Crews placed the final steel beam at the new Panhandle State Hospital at 6610 W Amarillo Blvd as construction stays on track to finish by late 2027.
The facility, funded by a $159 million appropriation, will add 75 beds (50 forensic) to help ease the nearly 1,700-person waitlist.
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