United Way, Amarillo Area Foundation to distribute funding in impacted Panhandle towns
AMARILLO—The Xcel Energy Foundation has granted $50,000 to disaster relief funds at the United Way of Amarillo and Canyon and the Amarillo Area Foundation to help Texas Panhandle residents affected by severe weather events during June.
Next weekend, Canadian’s Palace Theatre will host the local premiere of filmmaker Heather Courtney’s For The Record, a documentary that follows five years in the life of The Canadian Record, which was published for 75 years by the Ezzell family.
The 35-minute film will be shown twice: on Saturday, July 15, at 6:30 pm, and on Sunday afternoon, July 16, at 2 pm. Admission is $5/person. All proceeds will go to local non-profits.
AMARILLO – As the Texas population continues to boom, TxDOT is drafting a record-breaking 10-year transportation plan and now the public is invited to weigh in on the projects proposed in their communities.
HEMPHILL COUNTY–Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 1, 2023, to nominate candidates to serve on the Hemphill County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepts nominations each year in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAAs) for individuals to serve on these locally led committees.
Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
None
Citations
•Leata Joann Jennings, Pampa; no financial responsibility and expired driver’s license; 6/29/23
•Alan Jara, Canadian; purchase of alcohol by a minor; 7/1/23
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any outdoor activity that may cause a spark.
Excessive heat over the past two weeks has resulted in grasses drying across portions of North, Central and Southern regions of Texas. Areas with dry grass may support wildfire activity due to accidental ignitions from fireworks or other activities that cause a spark.
The July 4th celebration in Canadian this year will be a little strung out across the calendar because of the way the 4th occurs---on a Tuesday.
The Texas Rangers have made an identification in a 22-year-old case of a previously unidentified woman in Gray County in the Northern Texas Panhandle. On August 12, 1999, the Rangers were called to assist with an unidentified body of an adult female along I-40 west of McLean, Texas. Investigators attempted to identify the female by fingerprint, DNA, and composite sketch; however, those efforts were unsuccessful. A DNA profile was developed and entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state
Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above100 degrees over much of the state. So far the grid, which administers 90% of the state’s power load, has been able to keep up with demand.
