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Firefighters called to house fire on Lake Marvin Road early Tuesday

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Tana and Dean Thompson woke up to a neighbor’s call, reporting a fire in an older home near their residence on their Lake Marvin Road property early Tuesday morning. The Canadian Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the Thompson property at 7:03 am, and upon arrival, saw flames shooting off the front porch and clouds of smoke in the air.
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Online tool provides property owners central source of tax info

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Local taxpayers now have access to a new online tool that should help demystify the annual process of tax rate setting and adoption by each of Hemphill County’s five taxing entities. Property owners should have received a postcard by now that invites them to visit a new Truth in Taxation website—texastaxtransparency.com/Hemphill—which provides all of the information they need to understand what their property’s taxable value is, what their proposed property taxes will be this year, and how they compare to what they paid last year.
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COVID-19 test counts rise at HCH laboratory

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New positive COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Hemphill and surrounding counties. In their new 14-day testing summary published yesterday (Wednesday), Hemphill County Hospital reported that there are now 14 active COVID-19 cases in Hemphill County, based on the hospital lab’s positive test results from Aug.
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Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam announces retirement

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Hemphill County Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam announced in commissioners court on Monday morning that he would retire effective Sept. 30 after 18 years and 9 months in office. “You may have some people you wanted appointed to the job,” he told the court. “I don’t know.”
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High Plains Food Bank joins Feeding America’s hunger campaign

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AMARILLO—For Hunger Action Month® this September, High Plains Food Bank will join Feeding America and other network member food banks to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of people facing the impossible choice of hunger. Food banks around the country are working to make a real and lasting impact on food insecurity in their communities, and they are asking for the public’s support.
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Raising a ruckus on Highway 60

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TxDOT contractors placed orange safety cones at the busy intersection of Main and Second streets on Monday, and have been working all week to repair structural flaws in sidewalks by adding expansion joints and altering the slope on handicapped ramps on all four corners. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the week. While downtown business owners and their customers will miss the sound of jackhammers and concrete saws that they have enjoyed for several days, the repairs should make their travels to and fro a bit safer in the future. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN
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