COA Snapshot: The Perfect Spot to Volunteer – APEV
COA Snapshot is a Monthly Feature on COA Employees/Officials When Walt and Marla Davis were looking for a volunteer opportunity that not only helped the community but also fit their […]
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport to Host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Event
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (RHAIA) will be hosting a TSA PreCheck® enrollment event in collaboration with IDEMIA, an authorized TSA PreCheck enrollment provider since 2013. Travelers will be able […]
Council Unanimously Approves Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Tax Rate
Amarillo City Council unanimously approved Tuesday the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget and tax rate to fund the services and operations provided by the City of Amarillo (COA), including the Amarillo […]
Quick Fix for Amarillo: Repair Cafe is Back Saturday
Got a hole in that favorite pair of jeans? The City of Amarillo (COA) Repair Café may be able to save this valued piece of your wardrobe, among other cherished […]
Work Continues on North Heights Water Main Replacement Project
The North Heights Water Main Replacement Project (NHWMRP) moves into new locations beginning Monday (September 15). The new locations are alleyways between N.W. 10th Ave. and N.W. 11th Ave. and between N.W. 12th Ave. and N.W. 13th Ave. Impacted alleyways extend from North Travis Street to North Ong Street. The following alleyways are under various stages of […]
City Council Sets Special Meeting for Tuesday
Amarillo City Council has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday (September 16) for a second and final reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year and an […]
Want to Serve? Apply Now for a COA Board Commission
Those who want to help serve the Amarillo community can apply for a position on a City of Amarillo (COA) board/commission. The city has more than 25 boards/commissions with 65 […]
Amarillo’s Anniversary of Answering the Call for Hurricane Katrina
Bo Fowlkes was an Event Supervisor at the Amarillo Civic Center in 2005 when civic center staff received a call unlike any in the past. This was not about a […]
North Heights Water Main Replacement Project Continues Monday
The North Heights Water Main Replacement Project will continue Monday (September 8) with a replacement project in the alley between the 1200 block of N. Harrison Street and Tyler Street. […]
Addressing Amarillo’s Aging Infrastructure: Wastewater Treatment Plants
In the 1920s, Amarillo was booming – thanks in part to the discovery of natural resources such as helium. Amarillo’s population practically doubled during the decade, reaching more than 43,000 […]