Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) articles from March 2001

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) archives from March 2001

New Coffee Shop Brews Up Business in Clovis, N.M.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Janet Bresenham Mar. 1--CLOVIS, N.M. -- Anyone trying to solve the energy shortage should take a few lessons from watching new business owner Sandy McManus in action. Just 75 days after McManus decided to open a unique coffee...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Landscapers, Customers Prepare for Warm Weather.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Mar. 1--Business owners who beautify the outdoors make this spring prediction: bloomin' profitable. Business has gotten better and better in the last two or three years as homeowners spend more and more on...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Amber Waves Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Mar. 1--NOTHING YET DECIDED IN COURT CONCERNING OPRAH, MAD COW DISEASE: It was three years ago that the cattlemen involved in the Oprah Winfrey lawsuit received the news that a jury did not find in their favor and...

Sears Seeks Amarillo, Texas-Area Franchise Operator.
March 5, 2001... Byline: David Stevens Mar. 1--Sears, Roebuck and Co., the multibillion dollar retail giant that's been in business more than a century, is looking for a few good "entrepreneurial spirits" in the Panhandle. Linn Baird, the company's...

Sunflowers Provide a Possible Alternative Crop for North Texas Farmers.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Rick Storm Mar. 1--DUMAS, Texas--With natural gas climbing sharply skyward and prices for traditional Golden Spread crops like corn, wheat and sorghum depressed, sunflowers just might rise in 2001 as a low-input alternative crop....

Musical Drama "Texas" Promotes Winter Tourism.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Diane Hall Mar. 2--Although the musical drama "Texas" is not in production during the winter, it stays visible through vacation packages that highlight local attractions. Sheila Blackburn, marketing director, initiated the...

North Texas Utility Plans to Build a Wind Farm.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Mar. 1--An 80-megawatt wind ranch will provide electric power to Southwestern Public Service Co. by the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday. SPS signed a 15-year agreement to buy power from the facility...

Zoning Change Ires Some Amarillo, Texas, Residents.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Feb. 27--A developer's decision to build residential properties in an area he had eyed for an office complex has caused concern among nearby homeowners. A 1.26-acre tract of unplatted land at Southwest 45th...

Randall County, Texas, Begins Online Vehicle Registration.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 21--Beginning today, vehicle owners in Randall County can go to their keyboards instead of a counter to register a car or truck. The tax office has joined the few counties in Texas that allow Internet registration....

Randall County, Texas, Plans to Restructure Building Maintenance Department.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 21--Randall County commissioners voted Tuesday to totally restructure the building maintenance department, welcomed federal aid for damaged roads and discussed getting a legal opinion on whether they are subject to...

Amarillo, Texas, Fair Names New Interim Manager.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Mar. 22--The Amarillo Tri-State Exposition named Virgil Bartlett of Canyon as the new interim manager, while the search continues for a permanent manager, according to Tri-State Exposition officials. Bartlett, 47,...

Randall County, Texas, Community Will Discuss Fire Protection District.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 21--Supporters and detractors of Randall County's proposed rural fire protection district will get a final chance to make their case tonight in a hearing at which county commissioners will decide whether to call an...

Randall County, Texas, Keeps Rural Fire Service.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 22--The hot topic of ending or greatly reducing Randall County's role in rural fire protection and emergency services was addressed by commissioners Wednesday, ending with a 4-1 vote to continue the services...

Texas Congressman Aims to Reduce Health-Care Paperwork.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Max Albright Mar. 21--Health care has become a red-tape jungle, said U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry. As much as a quarter of all health-care money in the United States is spent on paperwork, said Thornberry, R-Clarendon, whose 13th...

Proposed Tax Cut Remains High Priority, New Mexico Lawmaker Says.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Janet Bresenham Mar. 22--CLOVIS, N.M.--Lawmakers left Santa Fe on Saturday at the close of this year's 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature knowing there would be an impasse involving the governor, Democratic leadership and...

Texas Senators to Consider Permanent Site for Radioactive Waste.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Deon Daugherty Mar. 22--AUSTIN, Texas--A bill to allow Texas to establish a permanent low-level radioactive waste storage site is planned to be heard by Senate lawmakers today. Senate Bill 1541 by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock,...

Women's Group Lobbies Texas Lawmakers to Pass Auto Insurance Bill.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Liz Everett Mar. 21--Officials with the National Organization for Women's Insurance Project are lobbying lawmakers to pass "pay-by-the-mile" auto insurance legislation that would allow drivers to pay cents-per-mile rates instead of...

Amarillo, Texas, Commissioners Vote to Vacate Easements.
March 23, 2001... Mar. 21--City commissioners approved Tuesday the first reading of an ordinance vacating Southeast Second Avenue between Williams and Aldridge streets and the Williams/Aldridge alley between Southeast Second and Southeast Third avenues. ...

Canyon City, Texas, Commission Waives Rural Fire Protection Authority.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Mar. 21--The Canyon City Commission has waived the city's authority over providing fire protection in its extraterritorial jurisdiction so that residents in the ETJ can become part of a new fire district. ...

Clarendon, Texas, Fair Focuses on Health, Wealth.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Ricky George Mar. 21--CLARENDON, Texas--Area people wanting to be healthy and wealthy had a chance to get wise Wednesday at a health fair in Clarendon. The fourth "Be A Champion of Your Health and Wealth" fair offered free...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Canyon Park Cabin Rentals to Be Ready for Visitors Soon.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 19--Designed by an architect who left his mark across Amarillo and the rest of West Texas, three cabins from the 1930s will be ready with a new look for this year's visitors to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. ...

White Deer, Texas, Board May Shutter Skellytown, Texas, Primary School.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Jessica Raynor Mar. 22--WHITE DEER, Texas--Skellytown Elementary School might close its doors next school year if the White Deer Independent School District Board of Trustees votes to do so tonight, said Danny Ferrell, White Deer...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
March 26, 2001... Mar. 16--THE PANHANDLE ASSOCIATION OF Petroleum Landmen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Dyer's Bar-B-Que. Cost is $30 for non-members and free to members. Remelle Farrar, director of community development in Canadian, will speak on...

Amarillo, Texas, Motor Vehicles Bureau Begins Training for Web Registration.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 15--As taxpayers adjust to the shorter business hours at the Randall County Tax Assessor-Collector's office in Amarillo, training begins Thursday to allow motor vehicle registration over the Internet. The tax...

Minority Population Jumps in, around Amarillo, Texas, Census Reports.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Liz Everett Mar. 15--Amarillo is following the nation's trend with the fastest growing minority group. The Hispanic population jumped by about 58 percent over the past decade to 35.3 million in 2000, the Census Bureau reported....

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Downcast over Census Results.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Max Albright Mar. 15--City and county officials continue to express disappointment in census results posted for Amarillo, Canyon and Randall County. Potter County, however, came in ahead of projections. According to the 2000...

Amarillo, Texas, Population Grows 10.2 Percent over 1990s, Census Shows.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Max Albright Mar. 15--Amarillo is growing faster than Lubbock, according to the 2000 Census, but some of Texas' biggest cities boast the highest growth rates. Amarillo's population increased 10.2 percent between 1990 and 2000,...

Amarillo, Texas, Plant Workers Forbidden to Talk about Job Details.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz Mar. 16--They're your neighbors, friends and relatives. Each day they drive east from Amarillo, heading to work with the rest of the rush-hour crowd. But the thousands who pull their cars into the Pantex Plant are...

Amarillo, Texas, City Council Mulls Changes to Election Process.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Mar. 15--Even though minority groups are on the rise in Amarillo, the current form of election where city commissioners are elected at-large continues to be the best for Amarillo, officials say. Comparing 1990's...

Amarillo, Texas, Area to Benefit from Development Firm's Funding Program.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Greg Cunningham Mar. 15--More than a dozen Texas Panhandle towns will benefit to the tune of $250,000 apiece over the next two years thanks to funding announced by the Texas Community Development Program on Tuesday. The funds,...

Dumas, Texas, Development Board Looks to Finalize Land Purchase.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Rick Storm Mar. 15--DUMAS, Texas--The Dumas Economic Development Corp. has the green light and is moving full speed ahead to finalize a land purchase that will be used for a light industrial park. "The purchase has been...

Amarillo, Texas, Financiers Optimistic Market Will Bounce Back.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Max Albright Mar. 15--Down but definitely not out, the U.S. stock markets will come back, some Amarillo observers of the financial world said Wednesday even as stock values were being walloped. "I'm not much of an alarmist,"...

Amarillo, Texas, Board Mulls Ordinance to Ban Lewd Behavior in Parks.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Mar. 15--To ward off unwelcome behavior at city parks and recreational facilities, the city's Parks and Recreation Commission is considering putting into place a trespassing policy that will lawfully remove...

Texas Legislature Considers Bill to Stymie Local Phone Competition.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Mar. 15--PLAINVIEW, Texas--The rush to competition for Southwestern Public Service Co. will halt if a proposal before the Texas Legislature becomes law, an SPS official told area local government officials on Thursday....

Back-to-School Date Affects Texas Tourism, Report Says.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Mar. 16--Tourism is affected by the date children go back to school, local officials said. Texas school districts could choose starting dates within the week of Aug. 21 under a bill that passed the Senate Education...

Clovis, Texas, City Manager Eyes Deal for Wastewater Use.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Janet Bresenham Mar. 15--CLOVIS, Texas--City Manager Rodger Bennett told members of Clovis' Economic Development Tax Advisory Board at a meeting Wednesday morning that he thinks Cobisa Inc. offers the best economic deal for...