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Kelsey Clark, left, gives his friends Joe Davis and Katie Timms a little shove Saturday into the Canadian River inside the Lake Meredith National Recreation Rosita Creek Area.

Mendel Biotechnology, MMR Genetics announce sorghum biofuels collaboration Jun. 17, 2008 HAYWARD, Calif.

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An Amarillo woman died last week after a car struck her from behind as she rode a bicycle near Vega.

There's something personal about a smile. It's like a fingerprint. It's yours. It's unique.

Lifestar was called out to an accident Sunday morning in Oldham County. We're told someone on a bicycle was hit by a truck near Vega.

Houston Art Car Parade, Part Two : Saturday, May 10. Giant teeth. Bigger roaches. via Houston Press

Houston Art Car Parade, Part Two : Saturday, May 10. Giant teeth. Bigger roaches. via Houston Press

“We get some that come through every two or three days”

The trucking industry very much affects The Panhandle. For example, passing through Perryton, Vega and Groom around 50 percent of the traffic is semi trucks. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“It was pretty much just a big square box”

According to a catchphrase adopted by Spiral Diner & Bakery's early devotees: Vegans get plenty. via Dallas Morning News

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin is the arts critic for the Austin American-Statesman where she has worked since 1999. via The Austin American-Statesman

The Vegans are dancing! Not just any vegans, mind you. These are the capital-"V" Vegans who inhabit the artwork of Trenton Doyle Hancock the bony, white mutants with oddly shaped heads and bulging, bloodshot ... via The Austin Chronicle

“Growing up in South Texas, there's meat in everything.”

Sara Alvarado extolled the virtues of being a vegan to a receptive crowd that munched on a variety of meatless food on Sunday. via Themonitor.com

Adrian ISD starts at 10 a.m. Buses run 2 hours late Vega ISD starts at 9:30 a.m. no buses Farwell ISD starts at 10 a.m. Buses on pavement only Hereford buses only running in town Bovina Delayed 2 hours Buses ... via KVII-TV Amarillo

Never knew lonely until Vega February 22, 2008 This is a video by Oklahoma native Vince Gill of his 1990 hit song, "Never Knew Lonely." Much of it was shot in a room at the Vega Motel on Route 66 in Vega, ... via Route 66 News

Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: Opinion Each individual who lives on our unique planet displays qualities and features distinctive to their own particular lifestyle. via The Pine Log

“Today is the first day of our Chinese New Year. Traditionally it's a two-week celebration”

The Year of the Rat officially kicks off in Chinese culture at the stroke of midnight. via KTVN Reno

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested two California men and seized a large amount of methamphetamine near Vega on Monday. via Amarillo.com

Drug trafficking on I-40 continues to be a problem. Yesterday troopers seized 11 pounds of meth near Vega. via MyHighPlains.com

“I think this is just an incredible pig”

FORT WORTH -- He wasn't the runt of the litter, but he wasn't the pick, either: what they call a little 'green.'

But the folks who passed on Mac when he was a piglet were looking a little sheepish when the black and white Hampshire was named grand champion in the Junior Barrow competition at the Fort Worth Stock Show on Friday.

His owner, Jake Booth, 15, is a freshman at Levelland High School. He gets up at 6 a.m. to feed Mac, plays football and baseball after school, then does more pig maintenance when he gets home. It was his third appearance and first win at the Stock Show. Read more