Welcome to Hedley!
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t’s my pleasure to extend a warm welcome from the City of Hedley, home of the Hedley Owls, population 280. We may be small, but we are proud! Our Annual Chicken Barbecue dinner in September and our annual Cotton Festival in October are popular events every fall that have been long-standing traditions of our community.
We have an excellent public school system and athletic program. We have three active churches in our community, and our senior citizens center serves breakfast and lunch during the week. Hedley is the home of Moffitt’s Hardware store, which has been in business for more than 104 years and is a local treasure in our community. If you have a few minutes, it’s worth stopping to shop. We have recently started “Project Clean Up Hedley.” A group of people have come together to make up the
Hedley Mayor Carrie Butler Hedley Recreational Committee. They have brought more events to the annual Cotton Festival, and they will be looking at projects on Main Street and the local park for a new but familiar look. So, whether you are living in Hedley, just passing through, or looking for a place to relocate, I think you will find Hedley is a warm, friendly town with a bright future.
Annual Cotton Festival
For more than 60 years, one of Donley County’s greatest traditions has been the annual Cotton Festival held the second weekend of October in Hedley.
Several community groups work together to make the festival happen each year, and students at Hedley High School also play a big part in making the event successful. Annual events associated with the Cotton Festival include the Chili & Stew Supper at the Hedley Lioness Club and the Lions Club’s annual barbecue dinner. As games, vendors, and other activities go on all around downtown, one of the busiest parts of the
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celebration is the annual Bingo contests held by Hedley High School’s One Act Play group. The Bingo games start on Friday night and continue all day Saturday with donated prizes both big and small being given away to those who hold the luckiest cards. The Cotton Festival Parade is also a favorite feature and is led by the veterans who are members of Hedley’s Adamson-Lane Chapter of the American Legion. The event draws to a close Saturday evening with raffle drawings being held, including the traditional drawing for a bale of cotton donated by Donley County Gin.
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