The Clarendon Enterprise

12/31/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Hicks Media LLC and The Clarendon Enterprise today announced the sale of The Red River Sun to Roger and Ashlee Estlack of Clarendon.

The sale brings the Sun under the management of the Texas Panhandle’s oldest newspaper, although the two papers will continue to be separate publications.

The Red River Sun covers Childress, Collingsworth, and Hall Counties and combines the heritages of The Childress Index, The Wellington Leader, and the Memphis Democrat / Hall County Herald.

“We’re excited for our family to become more active in our neighboring communities, and we look forward to working with Managing Editor Elizabeth Tanner in Childress, Associate Editor Bev Odom in Wellington, and their staff to continue providing strong local journalism to the Greenbelt of the Texas Panhandle,” publisher Roger Estlack said.

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Hicks Media LLC and The Clarendon Enterprise today announced the sale of The Red River Sun to Roger and Ashlee Estlack of Clarendon. The sale brings the Sun under the management of the Texas Panhandle’s oldest newspaper although the two papers will continue to be separate publications. The Red Riv...

12/23/2025

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Santa Letters, Community Giving, and more. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILIES TO YOURS! This week's Enterprise is on newsstands now! Pick up your copy at Lowe's, Clarendon Outpost, Garrison's, or Allsup's or get it online at https://www.clarendonlive.com/subscribe-save/

12/20/2025

12/13/2025

Tonight in Hedley!

12/13/2025

Come out tonight or Sunday to support the Clarendon Theater Department in their production “The One Act Play Disaster” - the show starts at 7 PM in the high school auditorium. There will be baked goods and popcorn for sale. 🎭 Admissions is free - donations are accepted to support the theater program.

12/12/2025

Franks gets rank to finish sixth

By Ted Harbin, TwisTed Rodeo LAS VEGAS – Ba****ck rider Cole Franks stretched his right hand, rolled his neck around and winced. It looked like he’d just been in a fist fight. Whether he’d won is still up in the air. There was victory, as much as one can have when he tangles with 1,200 of

12/11/2025

Cole Franks tangles with an old friend in Vegas.

By Ted Harbin, TwisTed Rodeo LAS VEGAS – In February 2021, Cole Franks was a 19-year-old cowboy who was being trained by his dad, Bret, the rodeo coach at Clarendon (Texas) College. Sippin Firewater was about 5 years old and was being used as a training tool for the Clarendon rodeo team. Bret Fran...

12/08/2025

Franks gets in the money at NFR

By Ted Harbin, TwisTed Rodeo LAS VEGAS – It’s a good thing Cole Franks spoke his mind a couple months ago. The ba****ck riders who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo got on a conference call to discuss what 105 horses they were going to have at the premier event. There are some disagreement...

12/03/2025

READ ALL ABOUT IT! This week's Enterprise is on newsstands now! Pick up your copy at Lowe's, Clarendon Outpost, Garrison's, or Allsup's or get it online at https://www.clarendonlive.com/subscribe-save/

12/02/2025

Still considering a donation for Giving Tuesday? Clarendon Elementary's Snack Pak 4 Kids is seeking donations through the Panhandle Gives campaign. This is a program that sends food home on the weekends with elementary students who are food insecure. https://www.thepanhandlegives.org/p2p/442898/jenifer-pigg

12/01/2025

Join Ken King for a Town Hall meeting tomorrow at Clarendon College.