Canyon NewsLocal news for Canyon, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Brandon Shelton new Lakeside principal- July 18, 2008 By RICHARD PORTER Herald Staff Writer The Plainview school board voted 6-0 to hire Brandon Shelton as principal of Lakeside Fifth Grade Learning Center.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/brandon-shelton-new-lakeside-principal?fromrss... Canyon teachers get raise- July 16, 2008 Officials for the Canyon school district aim to offer competitive salaries for teachers and other employees.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/canyon-teachers-get-raise?fromrss=1 Canyon hoping pipe an easy fix- July 15, 2008 Canyon city officials are hoping two ruptures over the weekend of the city's main water line were flukes.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/canyon-hoping-pipe-an-easy-fix?fromrss=1 Tex Randall Needs A Home- July 14, 2008 All Things Considered , July 11, 2008 Danny Byrd, owner of Feldman's Fieldhouse Diner in Canyon, Texas, talks about the fate of Tex Randall.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/tex-randall-needs-a-home?fromrss=1 Real estate promoter uses weight to set precedent for naming Canyon- July 12, 2008 During the first twenty years after its founding in 1889, Canyon was referred to as "Canyon City." Lincoln Guy Connor and his wife Queenie Victoria Younger selected the name when they established the town.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/real-estate-promoter-uses-weight-to-set-preced... Food Establishment Inspection Report- July 12, 2008 These establishments had 0 demerits during a routine inspection: Holiday Inn Express, 2806 Wolflin Ave.; Jesse's Pool Hall, 3409 W. Amarillo Blvd.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/food-establishment-inspection-report-2?fromrss... Band campers raid Canyon next week- July 10, 2008 West Texas A&M University will strike up the bands next week as more than 950 middle school and high school students arrive on campus for the university's 56th annual Band Camp.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/band-campers-raid-canyon-next-week?fromrss=1 Fourth of July busy day for police- July 10, 2008 A man partied a little too hard to celebrate the Fourth of July. The man was driving drunk coming into Canyon from the south on 23rd Street when he lost control of his vehicle at 12:05 a.m. Saturday near Canyon ...http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/fourth-of-july-busy-day-for-police?fromrss=1 "Standing Over Texas"- July 9, 2008 "Standing Over Texas" "Tex Randall" is the name that was given in 1987 to the 47-foot-tall statue in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/standing-over-texas?fromrss=1 Thirsty in Canyon- July 7, 2008 Billboards that can be seen driving south on Interstate 27 outside Amarillo testify to the realities of liquor purchases outside Canyon.http://www.topix.net/city/canyon-tx/2008/07/thirsty-in-canyon?fromrss=1 |