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🌱 Woman injured, driver jailed after DWI crash on East Amarillo Boulevard.
Amarillo, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Amarillo! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Woman injured, driver jailed after DWI crash on East Amarillo Boulevard.
- Randall’s successful hoops coach is heading to a principal’s office
- How Amarillo’s ad pros just topped the nation in their division.
Also on today's calendar: PXP at Juneteenth Father's Day Service and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Amarillo police arrest man for DWI after hitting woman crossing the street (newschannel10.com) — Amarillo police arrested a 32-year-old driver on a DWI charge after officers say his SUV hit a woman crossing near the McDonald’s on East Amarillo Boulevard. The woman, who was outside a crosswalk, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the driver was booked into Potter County Jail. 
2. Randall High School basketball coach Trevor Johnson leaving for principal job (newschannel10.com) — Randall High School boys basketball coach Trevor Johnson is leaving after 14 years to become principal at Claude High School, the district announced Tuesday night. Johnson spent a decade as an assistant before leading the Raiders to 46 wins, a regional championship appearance, and a regional semifinal run as head coach.
3. American Advertising Federation Amarillo earns national chapter, president of the year honors (myhighplains.com) — Amarillo’s own American Advertising Federation chapter just earned national honors, taking Division 4 Chapter of the Year and President of the Year at the AAF’s annual conference. Local leaders say the awards highlight the work Amarillo creatives are doing to grow advertising, marketing, and community service across the Texas Panhandle.
4. DHDC to show Disney Pixar's ‘Good Dinosaur' and a 21+ screening of ‘Jurassic Park' (myhighplains.com) — Amarillo families can catch Disney Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and adults can enjoy a 21+ Jurassic Park screening at the Don Harrington Discovery Center on June 26. The shows are part of DHDC’s 50th anniversary “Year of the Dinosaurs,” with concession options, specialty cocktails for adults, and online ticket sales available.
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Texas Outdoor Musical →
TEXAS Outdoor Musical, 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon
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Friday June 19
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Other local events
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CCJW Convention 2026
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts Amarillo Civic Center Complex Coliseum, 401 S Buchanan Street Ama -
Fire Fighter Entrance Exam*
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The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra
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PXP at Juneteenth Father's Day Service →
Bones Hooks Park, 2000 N Hughes St, Amarillo
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Count Basie Orchestra →
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, Globe-News Ctr for the Performing Arts, 500 S Buchanan St, Amarillo
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The Old Tascosa Brewing Company →
Old Tascosa Brewery, 3100 SW 6th Ave, Amarillo
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Texas Outdoor Musical →
TEXAS Outdoor Musical, 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon
8:00 pm
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Photography Hunt
Palo Duro Canyon State Park PaloDuroCanyonStatePark Map&Directions
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PDC Van Tour
Palo Duro Canyon State Park PaloDuroCanyonStatePark Map&Directions
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AMARILLO, TEXAS - ADVANCED NAIL ART →
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Amarillo West by IHG, 8330 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo
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Women's Hike
Palo Duro Canyon State Park PaloDuroCanyonStatePark Map&Directions
8:00 am
Saturday June 20
Sunday June 21
Friday June 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- UPDATE 6/17 Mid-day:
Zoe's location at present is fairly certain. She seems to have hunkered down in the shade of a stand of trees at the Far West End of the lake/park… (Nextdoor Westover Village) - To Leslie (I'm sorry I didn't catch your last name): thank you so much for your help at Walmart.
Without your help, I dont know how I would've gotten that bbq set home. I hope someone is there for you when you need help. To be sure, I will try… (Nextdoor Estacado)
- Builders FirstSource, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler I Yard/Warehouse in Amarillo. Apply here.
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Amarillo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amarillo here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)
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