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Canadian Community Center receives $10,000 grant The Canadian Community Center was the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Legett Foundation over the holiday season. The grant was given for general operations and was made possible through an anonymous recommendation to the foundation.

ATLANTA (AP)—An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.

On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a sharp increase in the proportion of coronavirus cases in this country that have been caused by the omicron variant, noting that the delta variant remains the dominant version. “The variant seems to be able to partially dodge the body’s immune defenses,” according to a report in the New York Times, “but it has yet to be determined to what degree vaccination and prior infection may safeguard individuals from severe disease.”

AUSTIN—Rural Texans are playing a prominent role in a new national PSA campaign developed by the Ad Council in partnership with COVID Collaborative. The new PSAs, airing across Texas now, showcase the firsthand impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines for seven individuals and families, encouraging Texans who may still be questioning the vaccines to seek the latest accurate information about getting vaccinated.

Jay Moseley is announcing his intent to run for the office of Hemphill County justice of the peace in the 2022 Republican primary. Moseley has resided in Hemphill County for 32 years.

Jim Black filed this week for the office of Hemphill County commissioner in Precinct 4. Black said he had been approached by residents in the precinct more than a year ago, asking him to run.