The first in a miniseries of oil and gas short courses for land and mineral owners will kick off at 5:30 pm next Tuesday evening, July 21, in the Hemphill County Exhibition Center’s Sand Sage Room. The classes, which are designed to be no longer than two hours each, will be presented by Haley and Bryce Ward, both of whom have a broad range of expertise in varied aspects of the oil and gas industry.

AMARILLO—As the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) continues with the phased reopening of driver license (DL) offices, it is pleased to announce the expansion of in-person services across the state, which includes offering renewal and replacement appointments, as well as Saturday appointments for these services at select offices.

MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

The museum is open, and we have the appropriate practices in place to keep everyone safe. We also hope everyone is practicing common-sense safety measures. Due to the pandemic, our activities are greatly reduced, so I have no news on our activities.

HISTORICAL MUSING

One of the first ranches in this area was established by H.W. Cresswell.

Despite concerns about the coronavirus and related delays in the election calendar, about a quarter of Hemphill County voters took the time to cast ballots in a few highstakes primary runoff races. According to Hemphill County and District Clerk Lisa Johnson, 596 of this county’s 2,330 registered voters participated in the July 14 primary runoff election—the overwhelming majority of those (570) casting ballots in the two races that were still at stake.