Maria Antonia Sanchez, 68, of Canadian passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, in Canadian, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 19, in the Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Chapel in Canadian with Richard Cerbantez, officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Public viewing will be Tuesday, February 18, from 12-8 pm, and Wednesday, February 19, from 9 am until service time.

LOCAL ELECTION UPDATE

Before Friday’s filing deadline in the May 3 elections, thirteen candidates had signed up for nine open seats, setting up contested races for both school and hospital boards.

Candidates for three open seats on the Hemphill County Hospital District Board of Directors are incumbents Whitney Jones, Colby Leach and Cory Pittman, as well as former board member Jesse Hanes and newcomer Travis Macias.

Lawmaker calls for probe into $95 million lottery jackpot

The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Written testimony at a state legislative hearing last week from an attorney indicated an entity called Rook TX guaranteed it would win the jackpot by buying virtually every one of the nearly 26 million possible six-number combinations in the drawing, held in April 2023.

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