Welcome to City of Wink City of Wink… the Town That Oil and Friendship Built
Wink began in 1926, when oil was discovered in Hendrick Oilfield. Wink was originally named Winkler, Texas, for the county. However, when a post office was requested during the oil boom in the late 1920s the name Winkler was already in operation and as a result the citizens shortened the name to Wink. Although the City’s population has since declined to become a small oil town, we are defined less by boundaries on a map than by the sense of community our residents hold dear.
Wink was a temporary childhood home to singer and songwriter Roy Orbison. In high school, Orbison and some friends formed the band Wink Westerners. They played country standards and Glenn Miller songs at local honky-tonks and had a weekly radio station on KERB in Kermit, Texas.
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Water Bills are Due by the 10th of Each Month
Payment By Mail - If paying by check or money order through the mail, please send all payments with your payment coupon.
Payment Drop-off Location - You may pay your bill in person at our office address. We accept cash, check, or money orders.
Payment on Website - You may pay your bill through our new online portal, just click on 'payment options'
Payment Through Financial Institution Online Bill Pay - Many financial institutions such as major banks offer their customers the ability to pay their bills via an online bill payment service (through your bank's website).
Now Hiring! Full Time Position for Patrol Officer
The City of Wink is seeking a professional individual to fill a full-time position of patrol officer. This individual must be TCOLE certified, highly motivated and proactive. The City of Wink provides officers with a Chevy Tahoe take home unit, outfitted with updated equipment as well as affordable housing. Officers are issued uniforms and service weapons. Officers work 12 hours shifts with every other weekend off. The pay is based on experience. For application inquires or questions regarding the position, please contact Wink Police Chief Jody Soltero.
Featured News
City Employees CPR Certified
3/24/2023
Friday Morning March 24, 2023, the City of Wink employees were certified for CPR and AED. Thank you Blane Wolf and Joe Anchondo!
Rabies Clinic & Spay/Neuter Clinic
3/8/2023
The City of Wink will be having the rabies clinic along with a spay/neuter clinic on March 25, 2023 from 10am until 2pm. This year both clinics will be held at the Expo Building located at 901 N. Monahans, Wink, Texas 79789. Please see the flyers below for more information.
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