Canyon News

Kirby Thomas Hoffman, 83, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Curtis House, pastor of Harvest Connexion Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.Kirby was born on […]

BY NOLA HOPKINS Canyon News Correspondent You might say being named Canyon News Citizen of the Year was “a piece of cake” for Mandy Williams because the owner of The Cake Company of Canyon fits the newspaper’s criteria so well. “We look for citizens that are active in the […]

BY NOLA HOPKINS Canyon News Correspondent Horse lovers can take that love another step by bidding on horse-themed art to help Dove Creek Ranch Equine Rescue save more horses. The first “Unbridled Art” auction will begin online April 24 at 10 a.m. and end April 26 at 8 p.m. Dove Creek […]

BY NOLA HOPKINS Canyon News Correspondent Boy scouts performed 23,887 community service hours in Canyon and the Golden Spread Council for 2023. To recognize that accomplishment and to support scouting, former scouts and friends of scouting met for the 2024 Good Scout Lunch – Canyon Thursday […]

BY NOLA HOPKINS Canyon News Correspondent When Hampton Inn general manager Sneha Bhakta was told to be sure she and her staff were present for a scheduled Zoom call from Hilton headquarters, she thought, “Why, are we in trouble?” However, just the opposite was true. Bhakta was told she […]

BY TIM RITTER tritter@hearstnp.com Canyon Lady Eagles first baseman Maddie Hight and Randall pitcher/outfielder Gio Miranda are the Week 34 Canyon News Female and Male Athletes of the Week. The Canyon News Athlete of the Week award is sponsored each week by CareXpress/FMC Health Group and […]

Our precious Colby Shay “Evan” “Ebug” Whitaker passed away from this life on April 16, 2024. He was born to Angela Blackwell and David Scott Whitaker on July 7, 1993, in Lubbock, Texas. Colby graduated from Canyon High School in 2011. He studied physical therapy in college […]

Glee Williams, 99, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 26, 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery and the family invites everyone back to the First Baptist […]

BY TIM RITTER tritter@hearstnp.com AMARILLO – More than a coach. More than a father and a husband. Leslie Broadhurst is a legend at 5800 Attebury and the face of the Randall Raiders basketball program. For 36 years, Broadhurst’s legacy has been all about putting God and others before […]

Wanda Joy Ithaca, 92, of Canyon died Saturday, April 13, 2024.Graveside services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Wanda Joy Ithaca was born September 16, 1931, in Collingsworth County near Quail Texas to […]