The Clarendon Enterprise

06/21/2025

🗞️ The Clarendon Enterprise won the sweepstakes award for being the best newspaper in Division 9 weeklies at the Texas Press Association 2024 Better Newspaper Contest this morning in Denton. Thank you to our readers, advertisers, and contributors for supporting the newspaper and helping us provide our community with the best in local journalism.

🥇 1st Place Sweepstakes - Division 9
1st Place Advertising
1st Place Column Writing
1st Place Editorial
1st Place Feature Photography
2nd Place Headline Writing
3rd Place News Photography
4th Place News Writing
1st Place Sports Coverage
4th Place Sports Photography
2nd Place Special Section Weekly Division 3

06/19/2025

Services to be held Saturday for Steve Smith.

Steven Wesley “Steve” Smith, 73, of Clarendon passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Memphis. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, with Rev. Larry Capranica and Jerry Koontz officiating. Cremation and arrangements...

06/18/2025

CAUTION... Barricades are going up today downtown for work to get underway on the US 287 Bridge behind the Herring Bank and Donley County State Bank. Prepare for access closures at Jefferson, Sully, Kearney, and Gorst streets. The image below shows the planned traffic flow pattern for Phase One of the bridge replacement project. A higher resolution version is available here:https://www.clarendonlive.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TCP_PublicMeetingRollPlot_combined-1.pdf

06/17/2025

Services pending for Fred Gray.

Freddy Leonard Gray passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Claude at the age of 77. Cremation will be under the care of Robertson Funeral Directors, and memorial services will be held at a later date. Fred was born in Clarendon on March 27, 1948, in the Adair Hospital to Jack and Fre...

06/16/2025

THIS EVENING... CHS alumni who are interested in an all-school reunion during Homecoming this fall are invited to a planning meeting on Monday, June 16, at 6 p.m. at The Roost, the new event space at 214 S. Kearney which previously housed the Clarendon Cowboy Church.

Organizers are considering a two-day reunion, starting with a meal prior to the homecoming football game OR there will be a Mexican Pile On at the school cafeteria sponsored by The C**t Parents. Activities following the game (street dance, snacks, visiting) and during the day on Saturday, and closing with a catered meal Saturday evening.

The Bronco football schedule has not yet been released, but Homecoming is set for Friday, September 5, 2025.

06/12/2025

Services to be held this morning for Tommy Hill.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Tommy Nolen Hill of Clarendon, Texas, who peacefully departed this world surrounded by family in Amarillo, Texas, on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 at the age of 69. Tommy was born on November 25, 1955, in Groom, Texas, to Ralph and Janie Hill. Tomm...

06/10/2025

The Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees has requested that school personnel and the public be involved in developing a profile of the leadership qualities desired of the person the Board should seek to become the new superintendent.
Click here to access the Leadership Profile Questionnaire

06/07/2025

It's time to find your Treasures! Please support the official garage sales in the Trash to Treasures event today. Map available here:

06/06/2025

Ricky Row of Clarendon passes away.

Ricky Lewis Row, 66, of Clarendon, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Amarillo. In accordance with his wishes, no services are scheduled. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Ricky was born on June 14, 1958, in Groom, to Fred Lewis and....

06/04/2025

THIS WEEK'S NEWS: 23 sales in this Saturday's Trash to Treasures Garage Sale Event; Donley County approves $3.5 million courthouse project; Clarendon College developing plans to rehabilitate its fine arts center; Route 66 Festival coming to Jericho on 66; a Clarendon youth baseball team brings home a championship; and more! Read all about it in this week's issue on newsstands at Lowe's Family Center, Garrison's, Clarendon Outpost, Allsup's, and Sunrise Convenience Store or read it online here now: https://www.clarendonlive.com/subscribe-save/