Daily editionTuesday, October 27th, 2026
Good morning, Amarillo.
The Good Day Amarillo Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Community
Amarillo will dedicate the Texas Panhandle First Responders Memorial honoring 110 fallen first responders at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 1018 S. Polk (11th and Polk); family members of honorees are invited to attend.
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Victory Church will hand out free coats, gloves and hats to kids this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at 110 E. 9th St. in Friona; children must be present with an adult.
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Goodwill will host an Amarillo job fair Wednesday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at its Career Resource Center (1904 Bell St.), with employers including Amarillo ISD, City of Amarillo, Taco Bell, United Supermarkets, Job Corps, and more; call Grace Bentley at 806-331-6890.
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West Texas A&M is celebrating homecoming this week with the "Lights, Camera, Buffs" theme, hosting themed events across campus and weekend homecoming activities for students, alumni, and families (check the university calendar for event times and locations).
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Culture
Archaeologists are reexamining nearly 3,000 artifacts from Schaeffer Shelter in Ceta Canyon and have found items that could be up to 10,000 years old along with Southwestern ceramics, turquoise, and shell beads suggesting long-distance connections; radiocarbon dating and geological study will continue in the coming months.
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Education
Registration for Goodwill's free Basic Skills Computer course for women closes today; classes will start this week and meet Fridays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Goodwill Career Resource Center (1904 Bell St).
Call 806 358 7803 to register, and graduates may apply for refurbished laptops while supplies last.
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Government
TxDOT began lane closures Oct. 26 around Amarillo: southbound I-27 right lane closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. from McCormick to SL 335 for barrier wall work; I-27 patching runs this week; I-40 is reduced to two lanes at Nelson into early 2027; Loop 335 left-lane closures continue through Oct. 29.
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Health
Four months after collapsing in Thailand, 18-year-old Tascosa graduate Thalia is showing steady recovery at Baylor University Medical Center, laughing, walking with assistance, and communicating.
Her family says they will weigh post-acute neuro rehab and choose next steps based on Thalia’s needs and her younger siblings.
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Lifestyle
Skyscanner named Amarillo a top-10 travel destination for 2027 after searches for the city jumped 93% year over year, placing it eighth on the list.
Touristy draws like Route 66, Cadillac Ranch, and nearby Palo Duro Canyon are driving interest, so expect more visitors + traffic next year.
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Real Estate
Developers planned The Shoppes at Southpointe, a 300,000 to 700,000 sqft open-air lifestyles center at I-27 and Loop 335 slated for 2007, but the project was put on hold in Aug. 2006 and the site remains an empty field.
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