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State Sen. Kel Seliger speaks bluntly in remote town hall

4 years ago By News Staff

State Sen. Kel Seliger took some time out in the midst of an unusually lengthy session of Texas’ 87th Legislature to meet remotely with constituents from Hemphill, Lipscomb and Ochiltree counties last Tuesday, Sept. 28.

New Briefs

4 years ago By News Staff

A free, virtual legal clinic for veterans needing help will be held from 1-4 pm on Thursday, Nov. 11. The clinic, hosted by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, offers help to low-income Panhandle-area veterans who need advice or representation on issues involving eviction and housing matters, public benefits, family law, consumer and debt issues, federal tax matters, and end-of-life documents. Eligible veterans will speak one-onone with an attorney during their virtual appointment. Interested veterans should call 806.373.6808, ext. 6503, no later than Tuesday, Nov. 9, to arrange for an appointment. Callers are asked to leave a message with name, phone number and a brief description of their legal issue. Calls will be returned by Legal Aid with an appointment time.

New TxDOT maintenance section supervisor for Canadian is named

4 years ago By News Staff

CANADIAN—Pampa Area Engineer Zachary Mayer has announced that James “Nate” Beavers has accepted the role of Canadian section supervisor, effective Oct. 1. Beavers began working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in January 2019 at the Perryton maintenance section where he quickly moved up to crew chief.

Grazing lands are focus of upcoming national conference

4 years ago By News Staff

The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NatGLC) was founded in 1991 to ensure high-quality technical assistance is available to private grazing-land managers on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing-land resources.

Social Security announces redesigned statement online

4 years ago By News Staff

Kilolo Kijakazi, acting commissioner of Social Security, today introduced a new look and feel to the Social Security statement, available online through the my Social Security portal at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount and by mail. The statement is one of the most effective tools people can use to learn about their earnings and future Social Security benefits. This fresh look will allow millions of people to see their earnings information and estimates of future benefits quickly and securely.

Calf Fry Festival delivers

4 years ago By News Staff

The Canadian River Beach Club’s Annual Calf Fry Festival and BBQ Cook-Off lives up to its name, once again. It really was a ball, y’all, as was obvious in the smiling faces that were plentiful at Jones Pavilion and around the county recreation complex all day and into the evening.

City seeks bids for demolition of Canadian Apartments

4 years ago By News Staff

A legal notice that is being published in this and next week’s editions of The Record requests sealed proposals for the demolition of the Canadian Apartments on Birch Street. That notice officially signals the approaching Nov.

A hazard to public safety, the apartments were finally barricaded behind chain link fence this summer.

Celebrating Charlotte Rhodes and art in the Panhandle

4 years ago By Cathy Ricketts

Art lovers of the Panhandle honored philanthropist Charlotte Rhodes of Amarillo on Sept.19 at The Citadelle Art Museum in Canadian. The “Celebrating Charlotte” reception was hosted by friends Sharon Oeschger and Peggy Berg as a tribute to her work behind many high-profile fundraising campaigns across the state.

Philanthropist Charlotte Rhodes with The Citadelle's Wendie Cook

News Briefs

4 years ago By News Staff

Hemphill County Judge George Briant announced that newly-appointed Justice of the Peace Kathy Dumbauld will be officially sworn into office on Friday morning. The ceremony will be held in commissioners court at 8 pm at the courthouse. The appointment follows the recent announcement by longtime Hemphill County Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam that he would retire from office at the end of this month.

Hemphill County Hospital lab reports nine new COVID-19 cases in week

4 years ago By News Staff

According to the latest data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS), more than 250 Texans have died of COVID-19 on average every day in the last month. At least 89 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week (Look up the ones near you using this handy link from Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/). And Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in less than two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year.

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