Last year’s trial run of #ColorfulCanadian wasn’t without its pitfalls. The learning curve for installing those beautiful curtains of Christmas lights was just steep enough to be humbling, but not defeating.

Canadian VFD was called to a grass fire on US 60 south of Canadian last Sunday afternoon, around 3:42 pm. The fire was on the northbound side of the highway, near Aud, the dinosaur. Four units responded, and the fire was quickly doused. Fire Chief Scott Brewster said he believed something dragging behind a vehicle started the fire. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

In January 2018, the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General with the investigation into the death of Thomas Brown of Canadian, Texas. Since that time, investigators with the Special Investigations Group in the Attorney General’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, have put thousands of hours of work into this case, interviewed numerous witnesses, and submitted various items of evidence to undergo forensic testing. Additionally, in early 2021, the Attorney General’s Office established a Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit that also reviewed this matter enlisting independent experts to possibly identify any further leads that could be developed.