The council granted requests for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funding for two annual events that bring visitors to Canadian: the Hemphill County AgriLife Extension Service’s Beef Cattle Conference and the Canadian River Beach Club’s (CRBC) Calf-Fry Festival and BBQ Cook-Off.

AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway reported that almost 600 people from 11 states and 52 Texas counties attended this year’s…