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Panhandle, Texas is located in Carson County. Zip codes in Panhandle, TX include 79068. The median home price in Panhandle is $164,900. More Panhandle information.

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4 hrs ago | MyHighPlains.com

Resolve to Be Ready Weather Sign Up for Warnings

As we hear the horrifying stories of the tornadoes that hit our neighbors in Granbury, Texas and Shawnee and Moore, Oklahoma, we are reminded that Tornado season is upon us.

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11 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

Canyon author's tale published

The latest anthology in the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, released this week, features Canyon resident Rory C. Keel.

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15 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

Zoo cuts ribbon on new center

Jaedyn Espinosa, 6, from Forest Hills Elementary School plays with a black-footed ferret, a rare Texas Panhandle species once believed to be extinct, during Thursday's grand opening of the zoo's new center.

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Thu May 23, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Panhandle residents react to rising gas prices

According to Triple A, travelers will spend about $659 over Memorial Day Weekend.

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Amarillo.com

Weather service: Strong thunderstorms, tornadoes possible this afternoon

Most of the Texas Panhandle faces a severe weather threat Thursday, with a 20 to 50 percent chance of thunderstorms from 3 to 10 p.m. and the possibility of damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes, National Weather Service meteorologist Nicholas Fenner said.

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Tue May 21, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Panhandle prepares for tornado evacuations

The City of Amarillo's Office of Emergency Management is offering advice on where Panhandle residents can hide in the case of a tornado.

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Mon May 20, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Citychurch prepares for bicycle lunch delivery

Citychurch in downtown Amarillo is making it their mission to feed needy kids around the city, and they're doing it one bike ride at a time.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Amarillo.com

Battery recycling program expands

Roberto Rodriguez / Amarillo Globe-News Elizabeth Thomas, Regional Services Program Coordinator at the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, talks about the new battery recycling program the city is participating in, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

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Sat May 18, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Amarillo fire fighters Fill the Boot for Muscular Dystrophy

Members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 0542 of the Amarillo Fire Department will be out in the community Friday and Saturday collecting donations to help children and adults in the Panhandle living with neuromuscular disease.

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Fri May 17, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Panhandle Spirit: "Special needs" means very special boy

The sun is shining, there are a few clouds in the warming sky, and over on a perfectly manicured lawn is a family of four enjoying a fantastic morning.

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Thu May 16, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Amarillo mom and pop restaurants surpass those corporately owned, in popularity

Though food and beverage consultants from, The Group 86 can't say what specifically makes a business successful or not, recently, they've noticed popularity in locally owned restaurants.

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KVII-TV Amarillo

Cyclists gather for annual ride of silence

Cyclists gathered together Wednesday for the ninth annual Ride of Silence to honor cyclists that have lost their lives on public roadways.

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Mon May 13, 2013

MyHighPlains.com

What's on Today in Amarillo 5/14/13

Homer's Backyard Ball will be on the show. FTQ: Recycling one soda can, can save enough energy to power a light bulb for how long? A. 5 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 1 hour 45 minutes D. 4 hours KAMR Word of the Day: Panhandle .

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Sat May 11, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Letter carriers help Stamp out Hunger

Panhandle-area letter carriers will help Stamp out Hunger Saturday and collect non-perishable food items for the High Plains Food Bank.

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Fri May 10, 2013

MyHighPlains.com

Letter Carriers, High Plains Food Bank to help Stamp Out Hunger

On Saturday, Panhandle-area letter carriers will again help Stamp Out Hunger! across America with help from everyone in order to provide assistance to the rapidly increasing number of Americans who are struggling with hunger.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Amarillo.com

Severe thunderstorms in Texas Panhandle

UPDATE: NWS: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR W.ARMSTRONG, W.CARSON, S.E. DEAF SMITH, POTTER, RANDALL COUNTIES UNTIL 9:30 p.m. PREVIOUS STORY: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Wheeler, Roberts, Hemphill and Gray counties, meteorologist Christine Krause said.

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KVII-TV Amarillo

Panhandle Spirit: Auctioneer donates CD sales to children of veterans

Tags- Panhandle Spirit, KVII, Panhandle, Texas, feature, High plains, Pronews 7, Assiter, Assiter Auction, Auction, Barrett Jackson, Mission Freedom's Children, Veterans, Vets, CD, Album, Nashville, recording On any given day at Assiter Auctions, you might see and hear owner Spanky Assiter behind the microphone, talking faster than should be ... (more)

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Wed May 08, 2013

Amarillo.com

Summer means bugs are back

Norma Burney and a worker from Bugs Burney Pest Control remove a gooey bee hive Wednesday from a south Amarillo home.

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Amarillo.com

Weather service: Chance of rain in Amarillo slim

Meteorologist Andrew Moulton said there is a 20 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms for the northwest, northeast and eastern parts of the Panhandle, leaving Amarillo and the surrrounding area dry.

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Sun May 05, 2013

Graham Leader

Comancheros: Predators of Texas Plains

The fate of North Texas settlers lay indirectly in the hands of men whose faces they would probably never see unless they were Indian captives.

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