Panhandle area Lions Club leads state and nation in growth
VIDEO: Panhandle area Lions Club leads state and nation in growth By Tamlyn Cochran | May 6, 2021 at 2:56 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 5:17 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Panhandle Lions Club are growing despite national and state trends going the other way.
The Lions of District 2-T1, which covers the 26 countries of the Panhandle are growing and organizing new clubs.
In the last year, four new clubs have started in the area, and 79 new Lions have been added to the membership rolls.
Of he 16 Lions districts, the Panhandle area Lions are the only ones with net growth, and District 2-T1 leads not only Texas but also the United States for the net new members and new clubs formed.
Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are leading an investigation into a drive-by shooting Saturday that left one person dead and another critically wounded.
The Arkansas State Police say that the incident occurred about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, in Phillips County along U.S. Highway 49.
Gunfire from a vehicle, the make or model of which is unknown, struck both Jimmy Ross of Lexa, 33, the driver of a northbound vehicle, and his passenger, Ashanti Jones, 29, as they traveled north near the Monroe County line.
Both were transported by ambulance to Baptist Health Medical Center – Stuttgart where Ross was pronounced dead. Jones was transferred to a Little Rock hospital. A 16-month-old infant also traveling with Ross and Jones was not injured.