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Tanya Holloway, Hemphill County Agrilife Family & Consumer Science Agent, received a Distinguished Service Award presented August 1 at the 2023 Texas Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals Conference. The event was held near Houston at Kema, Texas.

Holloway was one of three County Extension Agents statewide selected for this award, including Lorrie Coop, a District Extension Administrator in the Rolling Plains, and Megan Shaffer, a District 8 Extension Program Specialist & Youth Development. 

Canadian ISD announces information about free and reduced-price school meals for school year 2023-24

The following documents are presented in both English and Spanish.

#1 (below) is a WORD document letter to parents and guardians of children explaining who is eligible for free or reduced-price meals. #2 is the Spanish version.

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13.

State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The dates of the sales tax holiday and list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.

Texas State Senator Kevin Sparks announced that his office is now accepting applications for Texas Senate District 31 college-ready students who are planning a military career.

“I believe military service is an honor and I look forward to assisting our brave servicemen and women in their pursuit of a higher education. It is my sincere hope that our prospective servicemembers take advantage of this incredible opportunity and I look forward to reviewing each application.”

Canadian senior-to-be Luke Flowers is making the most of his time in the best way possible during the summer.

While most high school athletes travel on vacation or do summer camps, Flowers has spent the majority of his days giving back to the youth of Canadian through his first ever Way of the Wildcat Leadership and Skills Football Camp.

Two Canadian ISD graduates, Trace Mitchell and Benjamin Bryant, are two of 12 area graduates awarded the Mona Jennings Freeman Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,200 each. Graduates were chosen from these schools: White Deer, Pampa, Borger, Highland Park, Canadian, Shamrock, and Wheeler.

Canadian Lady Cats Softball Coach Cay Parnell this week reported several honors awarded to her players and announced at the close of the school year after playoffs ended. Sophomore Lilly Bradford was named All-District First Team infielder, and earned Honorable Mention on the Amarillo Globe-News Super Team. Four Lady Cats earned slots on the All-District Second Team: Senior Leah Moreno as pitcher, Junior Kenzie Flowers as catcher, and Freshman Shyann Blair and Junior Miranda Nunez as outfielders. Moreno also earned honors on the Academic All-State team.

CISD administrators are shuffling the deck this summer as they address a number of staff changes. School board trustees have already approved the hiring of eight new teachers—several of them familiar to this community—and shifted six staff members to fill vacancies. They have also absorbed three positions without hiring new personnel.

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University students won 11 awards in recently announced results from the international Telly Awards .

Winning productions included a short film on the life and philanthropy of Sybil B. Harrington, which aired on regional television, and several short marketing pieces for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business .