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Monday, February 11, 2013  Thousands of Texans call the city of Amarillo home. With county lines dividing the city, residents can find the perfect mix of both the vibrant downtown vicinity in Potter County, and even a quiet suburban area in Randall. According to the Amarillo Police Department, crime rates are down five percent. But depending which side of county lines you fall under, that may determine what type of crime your neighborhood is fighting.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced 34 counties in Texas have been authorized for emergency grazing use of the Conservation Reserve Program for the fiscal year 2013.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A state district judge is set to determine whether Texas counties must help purge a list of 81,000 potentially dead voters before the November election.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Gov. Mary Fallin has lifted burn bans in 22 Oklahoma counties.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's addition of the 218 counties means that more than half of all U.S. counties — 1,584 in 32 states — have been designated primary disaster areas this growing season, the vast majority of them mired in a drought that's considered the worst in decades.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Curry County officials say they have settled a lawsuit with a Clovis man for his alleged mistreatment while housed at a juvenile detention facility.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Feral hogs are all over Texas and now officials want help killing them.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  Farmers and ranchers in several counties in Oklahoma and Arkansas are eligible for federal aid due to a disaster declaration for 213 counties in Texas.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  It's this year's unusual number of wildfires that has Potter County Pulling in extra resources and paying additional personal

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Governor Perry signed the disaster decloration banning the sale and use of fireworks in Potter and Randall counties.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Firefighters from Potter County are busy fighting a wildfire just outside the city limits, near the US 287, I-40 split.

Monday, December 13, 2010  The Potter County Commissioners voted Monday to place the county under a burn ban.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Six Texas Panhandle counties are currently under a burn ban at this time.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Harold Dewayne Triplett is this week's Fugitive of the Week.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  The Texas Historical Commission started a statewide series of meetings one was held Thursday in Canyon.