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Urban Planning – Vision 2045 wins three awards at state and national levelAccording to a city news release, Amarillo’s vision for the future has achieved a rare triple crown feat: City Plan – Vision 2045 is a comprehensive plan that identifies future goals for the Amarillo community. The plan is a tool for the city to effectively anticipate and guide future change in alignment with the community’s desires.The Urban Plan – Vision 2045 won three awards at state and national levels.2024 3CMA (City-County Communications & Marketing Association) Savvy Award for Community Engagement Plan. 2024 American Planning Association – Texas Chapter…

Hello AJ readers!There was a lot of business news this week, including the closing of another pizza restaurant, a $6.6 million expansion at Covenant Children’s and the opening of Grassano & Pioquinto LLC CPAs.A second pizza place announced it would close this month due to costs and increasing competition.”Since we opened this location in 2022, six to eight competitors have opened within a three-mile radius,” Westside Pizza’s James “Red” Williams said, “which has taken a significant amount of pizza out of the market.”Westside Pizza (6616 Milwaukee Ave.) will close on Sept. 20, just two weeks after Urban Bricks (7610 Milwaukee…

Vice President Kamala Harris said during Tuesday’s presidential debate that she won’t ban fracking, but what is fracking and when did the Vice President say she would ban fracking?Harris called for a ban on fracking in 2019 while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential primary.But in her first interview after announcing her presidential run in August, Harris said she had no plans to ban fracking.During Tuesday night’s presidential debate with former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, she reiterated that she will not ban fracking.”I made it clear in 2020 that I would not ban fracking,” Harris said…

Each week during the school year, The News-Press will select a player who stood out from the previous week based on coaches’ reports and school nominations sent to sports@news-press.com, as well as our own reporting. These players will be voted on every Monday on news-press.com, where readers can vote on who they think performed best.The winner of The News-Press’ Athlete of the Week poll, sponsored by Elevate Home Services, will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. Voting closes every Thursday at 10 a.m. Winners will be announced…

Co-presenters are often an essential part of major awards ceremonies and political commentary, and the 2024 Emmy Awards were no exception.Presenting the award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (to Jean Smart, her third win for “Hacks”), Candice Bergen took to the microphone to deliver some wry, biting political humor.The five-time Emmy winner, who has appeared in TV shows like “Murphy Brown” and films like “Congenital Beauty,” recounted a time when then-Republican Vice President Dan Quayle spoke out against “Murphy” during the run of her favorite sitcom after Bergen’s unmarried character got pregnant and decided to raise the baby…

Texas A&M System Chancellor Sharp named ‘Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture’John Sharp, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, is the recipient of the 2024 “Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture” award, presented by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association, TCAAA.Sharp received the honor during the association’s abbreviated state meeting, held at the conclusion of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s recent staff conference. The association’s state meeting was unique this year because Texas hosted the National Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting July 14-19.“This year, our board of directors voted to give only one award,” said…

Each week during the school year, the Naples Daily News will select a player who stood out from the previous week based on coaches’ reports and school nominations sent to sports@naplesnews.com, as well as our own reporting. These players will be voted on every Monday on news-press.com, where readers will have the opportunity to vote on who they think performed best.The winner of The News-Press Athlete of the Week Poll, sponsored by Elevate Home Service, will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. Voting closes every Thursday at…

Congratulations to last week’s Player of the Week, Lakota Johnson of Bozeman.Bay County sports were filled with big wins last week in the pool, on the football field and on track and field, as The News-Herald relaunched its “Athlete of the Week” poll to recognize the best performances across Bay County.The players featured here were selected based on a combination of coach recommendations and match performance.We thank all our readers and fans for participating in our surveys throughout the year, and we ask that you share them on social media with your friends, family and teammates.To report scores and statistics…

Each week during the school year, The News-Press will select a player who stood out from the previous week based on coaches’ reports and school nominations sent to sports@news-press.com, as well as our own reporting. These players will be voted on every Monday at news-press.com, where readers can vote for who they think performed best. The winner of The News-Press’ Player of the Week poll, sponsored by Elevate Home Service, will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. To get to know the winners better, The News-Press will…

It’s 2024. Taxis fly. Cars drive themselves. Homes adjust the temperature to suit your mood. So for the love of all that’s decent in the world, why can’t we stop those dreaded political text messages from blowing up our phones 24/7?Just last week, I received 3-4 messages per hour in my inbox. Most of them asking, urging, begging, even mildly threatening me to donate to the campaign. Now. If we don’t, democracy is doomed. Can we resist saving America?It’s no longer as easy as you might think. It doesn’t really matter who you plan to vote for in the next…