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A Hemphill County grand jury met last Wednesday, May 11, and returned with 11 criminal indictments. Four of those were released this week, while others were held until the individual could be served by law enforcement officials.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the main attraction at the 2022 Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference on April 26. He arrived here via private jet, provided by former Amarillo Mayor Jerry Hodge, and was accompanied by a 24- hour, 17-man security detail—his usual detachment expanded due to “serious and credible” threats from Iran.

The mother and daughter duo of Louise Smith, of Pampa, and Janet Tregallas, of Booker, were named Ranchers of the Year during last month’s 2022 Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference. In their introduction, both were described as passionate about all aspects of their business endeavors to steward both the land and their own individual ranching businesses.

After months of planning, the West Texas A&M University Mural Squad arrived in Canadian, led by painting professor Jon Revett, with a mission to transform “the ruins” with a new mural. The painting project took about three days and involved the work of several art students—most of them studio majors—as well as one studying graphic design, another art education, and two college painting professors from two universities also in the mix. Their names are preserved in one corner of the mural. The community arts project was generously funded by WTAMU and by the Citadelle, along with donors who believe in supporting community arts mural projects across the region. For those who don’t already know, “the ruins” is located on Kingman and 6th streets, next to the CISD Technology building.