🌱 What Pampa ISD just decided on meals, taxes, and new school facilities

Hey there, Pampa! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Pampa ISD just decided on meals, taxes, and new school facilities
• How a $50,000 gift is opening more Pampa summer learning spots

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Friday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Meal Price Changes, Facility Updates, and Campus Praise at Recent PISD Board Meeting (thepampanews.com) — Pampa ISD just approved higher school meal prices, set a tentative 2026–27 tax rate, and advanced major facility upgrades, including new roofing, air conditioning, and a new elementary campus. Trustees also renewed a custodial services contract, heard detailed reports on Wilson Elementary’s pre-K programs, student health initiatives, and noted district enrollment has dipped below 3,000 students.
   

• The Well STEAM and Literacy Center Receives $50k Donation from Intersect for Summer 2026 Programming and Tuition Scholarships (thepampanews.com) — Families in Pampa can look forward to expanded, more affordable summer learning at The Well STEAM & Literacy Center thanks to a new $50,000 donation from Intersect. The gift supports scholarships for summer 2026 programs and Flex School tuition, helping keep science, arts, sports, and other enrichment opportunities accessible for local students from pre-K through 12th grade.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• NEW MONTH SAME SEAT BELT MESSAGE 👇
  Wearing your seat belt can save you from serious injury. It can also save you $200 in fines. Make sure to buckle up. #ClickItOrTicket … (Nextdoor )

• NOV, Inc. National Oilwell Varco posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in Pampa. Apply here.
• HKA Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Wastewater Operator in Training in Pampa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pampa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Amarillo

• Amarillo Police presence in Thompson Park Tuesday night (myhighplains.com)
• New Amarillo Economic Development Corporation President and CEO shares vision for Amarillo (myhighplains.com)
• Two-vehicle crash on Amarillo Boulevard East (newschannel10.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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