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A series of grassfires in Hemphill and surrounding counties have kept pagers buzzing, sirens blaring, and firefighters and other first responders scrambling since late last week. With persistent triple-digit temperatures

The commissioners chose not to reinstate a countywide burn ban Monday, despite a rash of grassfires in this area over the weekend, agreeing that the prohibition would have had little

A grand jury was impaneled at Hemphill County Courthouse on Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, and returned with six indictments, three of which were withheld from publication pending execution of arrest

During a Tuesday docket call in County Court, Judge George Briant found Jeremy Detrixhe guilty of probation violation and sentenced him to 70 days of incarceration in the Hemphill County

AMARILLO—In a joint statement, J. Pat Hickman, chairman and CEO of Happy State Bank, and Randy Mc-Curley, president of the First State Bank of Mobeetie, announced that Happy State has

Intents to Drill MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Beren Corporation, #97 Masterson Estate, (1750 acres) 335’ FWL & 840’ FNL, Sec 73, Blk O18, D&P RR Surv, A-406, 2 mi SE

TxDOT officials outnumbered the public by about 3 to 1 during a Tuesday evening open house held at Hemphill County Library. The meeting’s purpose was to discuss a $9.15 million

Commissioners declined a request last week from the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office for approval of a $2,500 signing bonus for new hires. Chief Deputy Brent Clapp presented the idea, which