Jernigan of Dickens TxDOT office honored with 20-year service award

CHILDRESS— The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) presented service awards to eight district employees on Thursday, May 22. The awards were presented by Childress district engineer Darwin Lankford.

Those recognized for five years of service were Kati Garcia, District Design; Creed Riley, Collingsworth County maintenance; Thomas Medlock, Wheeler County maintenance; Michael Sanchez, Childress County maintenance; and Alejandro Villalobos, Briscoe County maintenance.

Jason Willis, Childress County maintenance, and Billy Hightower, Special Jobs, were both honored for their 10 years of service. Eric Jernigan, Dickens County maintenance, received his 20 years of service award.

Honored for 30 years of service was Jimmy Bridges, District Operations.

In presenting the awards Lankford said, “I appreciate the dedication each of these employees has given not only to the district, but the state of Texas.”

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