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With a last-minute filing by Jocelyn Timmons prior to Friday’s deadline, it’s now up to voters to settle a four-way race for Canadian’s City Council in the Saturday, May 2 elections. Canadian ISD will also conduct an

Indictments were returned against two men following Grand Jury here last Thursday.

Several cases were heard in County Court last Wednesday, Feb. 12, with County Attorney Kyle Miller prosecuting.

Early voting for all Hemphill County precincts in both the Democratic and Republican primary elections will be conducted on the second floor of Hemphill County Courthouse, in Suite 202. Early ballots may be cast Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, starting Tuesday, Feb. 18, and ending Friday, Feb. 28.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.04 billion in local sales tax allocations for February—9.4 percent more than in February 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November, and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2019 sales by businesses that report tax annually. Christmas shopping that typically occurs in November was shifted into December due to the relatively late date of Thanksgiving 2019, helping make this month’s allocations substantially higher than in previous months. Despite that, allocations in Canadian actually fell over 16 percent this month, dropping from $81,814 in February 2019 to $68,630 for February 2020. Year-to-date allocations are down 21.3 percent from those for 2019.

As Friday’s deadline for filing in the May 2 local elections looms, there are still no contested races. Only one new candidate filed this week: Spencer Hanes announced his intention to seek a second term of office on the Hemphill County Underground Water District board of directors.

Early voting for all Hemphill County precincts in both the Democratic and Republican primary elections will be conducted on the second floor of Hemphill County Courthouse, in Suite 202. Early ballots may be cast Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, starting Tuesday, Feb. 18, and ending Friday, Feb. 28.

All citizens wishing to vote must be on the official list of registered voters. Voters may use any one of seven acceptable forms of photo ID, listed below. IDs may be expired up to four years. Those 70 years of age or older may use an expired ID. The ID address does not have to match the voter registration address. • Texas driver license.

AUSTIN—Over the course of the League of Women Voters of Texas’ 100-year history, their nonpartisan voters guide has become the gold standard for candidate information. The 2020 Texas Primary Election Voters Guide, covering state-level races, is now available online in both English and Spanish versions.

With preparations underway for the May 2 water district, hospital board, school board, and city elections, four candidates have filed for places on the ballots. Nine open seats are available, altogether.