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Hemphill County Judge George Briant announced that newly-appointed Justice of the Peace Kathy Dumbauld will be officially sworn into office on Friday morning. The ceremony will be held in commissioners court at 8 pm at the courthouse. The appointment follows the recent announcement by longtime Hemphill County Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam that he would retire from office at the end of this month.

According to the latest data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS), more than 250 Texans have died of COVID-19 on average every day in the last month. At least 89 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week (Look up the ones near you using this handy link from Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/). And Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in less than two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year.

There’s a statewide election on Nov. 2, but it’s one without any statewide candidates [if you are a voter in Canadian ISD, please see notes below].

Jocelyn Timmons appeared again before the Hemphill County Hospital Board at their Sept. 21 regular meeting, along with her father, Mark Meek—this time on the agenda— to discuss the drainage and landscaping problems at the Mesa View Senior Living site.

On Monday, Sept. 27, Rep. Ken King will be touring a segment of House District 88 to discuss the 87th regular legislative session, as well as the special sessions that followed. King kicks off the tour here at home next week, with a 9-10 am town hall at the Hemphill County Exhibition Building, before heading up the highway to Booker, Perryton, and Spearman. Times and locations are: