AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – On this episode of the Yellow City Rundown for the week of March 2-6, we focus on the new zoo lease agreement, the lawsuit involving Amarillo native Amy Griffin, and the Yellow Fire.
We also dive into what happened in Amarillo on March 13, 1927.
Top the Panhandle:
- Amarillo City Council approves zoo lease agreement
- At the Amarillo City Council, the council approved a lease agreement for operations and maintenance at the Amarillo Zoo. The lessee is Amarillo Zoo & Sanctuary, a new nonprofit organization led by Executive Director Stephanie Brady.
- The original lease term is twenty years, with three five-year options to renew. If all renewals are exercised, the maximum term will be 35 years.
- Mayor Cole Stanley added that the council’s restricted budget was the problem. While adding aging infrastructure and a lack of ability to priorities funding at the zoo. He said the staff was not the issue.
- Jane Doe sues Amarillo Native and Author Amy Griffin, claiming her memoir ‘The Tell’ contains stolen stories
- Amarillo native and author Amy Griffin is facing a lawsuit from an alleged former classmate who claims in a lawsuit filed earlier this month that the stories of sexual abuse detailed in Griffin’s memoir “The Tell” are not Griffin’s but rather her own.
- According to the lawsuit, Doe alleges that the details of both sexual assaults would be later converted by Griffin and used in her memoir. The lawsuit added that the memoir is claimed by Griffin as her own recovered memories and something she had recently become aware of after going through MDMA therapy.
- ‘Yellow’ Fire in Moore, Hartley, Oldham counties still burning Wednesday
- The Yellow Fire began at an intersection in Channing and spread from Oldham County to Moore and Hartley County
- The fire forced Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch to evacuate; however they were able to return on Thursday morning.
- As of Friday afternoon, the fire has burned 14,374 acres and is 95% contained.
Panhandle Planner:
- Upcoming stories for the week of March 16 through 20
- Goodwill is having a resource expo on March 17.
- Sanford-Fritch Independent School District is having a meeting on March 18 about switching to a 4-day school week.
- Fourth-year students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s School of Medicine will participate in Match Day on March 20.
Route 66 Rewind:
- From the Amarillo Sunday News-Globe, March 13, 1927
- The Amarillo Sunday News-Globe announced that Santa Fe would erect a modern general office building on Polk Street.
Weather Watch:
- Quiet, warm weather to start our weekend
For the latest Amarillo news and regional updates, check with MyHighPlains.com and tune in to KAMR Local 4 News at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00 p.m. and Fox 14 News at 9:00 p.m. CST.…