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Summer Plant Care

5 years ago By Kim B. McKinney

The reality of summer is fast approaching. Triple-digit temperatures and hotter, drier winds will soon be the norm. There are things you can do to protect the beautiful plants that grew so well because of recent ample rains.

Writer Clayton Maxwell travels from Texas Panhandle to Gulf to learn what unites us

5 years ago By News Staff

Austin-based writer Clayton Maxwell and her family found relief from the pandemic this winter by borrowing a camper van, loading up their dog, and heading out on a six-day expedition from the Oklahoma border to the Gulf.

Wichita Falls attorney challenges U.S. Rep. Jackson’s re-election bid

5 years ago By News Staff

Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) told area news stations last week that he is planning to run for re-election, but the first-term U.S. Representative has already attracted an opponent in Wichita Falls attorney Kathleen Brown. Brown said she made her decision on Jan. 6, the day that an angry mob—at the urging of former President Donald Trump— stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the process of certifying the electoral college vote.

Hospital board expands sleep-study service and looks at on-site lawn maintenance

5 years ago By Report By Cathy Ricketts

The Hemphill County Hospital Board approved the expansion of its Sleep Center in the May 20 meeting. The service has steadily grown, with a busy 2020, during which the revenue totaled $200,714. For the first five months of 2021, the total revenue was $142,348, according to the Sleep Center director, Melissa Bundy.

With temperatures rising, Xcel Energy offers summer energy-saving tips

5 years ago By News Staff

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you thought yesterday was hot...think again. The mercury rose well into the 90s on Wednesday, but is expected to bust into triple digits on Thursday, with record highs of 100 to 105 degrees as summer asserts its grip on the Texas Panhandle. Time to think about saving some energy....

State Capital Highlights

5 years ago By Gary Borders

Population gains, losses in state detailed The U.S. Census Bureau has released is sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020.

Hemphill County jury finds no negligence by North Plains Electric in March ‘17 wildfire

5 years ago By News Staff

Having heard over two weeks of testimony in a lawsuit over damages suffered by area landowners and BNSF Railway in the devastating March 6, 2017, wildfire, a Hemphill County jury needed less than three hours to return with a verdict of no negligence on the part of the defendant—North Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Photo by Sarah Long of the destructive 2017 wildfire as it blazed a trail through Lipscomb County

City water service gets an upgrade with installation of electronic meters

5 years ago By News Staff

Over the next two weeks, a seven-person, safety vest-clad work crew will be installing new electronic meters on city water meters. The work began yesterday (Wednesday) morning, and will continue over the next two weeks until installation is complete.

Installation of new city water meters by Secure Vision Contractors started first thing this Wednesday morning

SBA administrator issues statement on closure of Paycheck Protection Program

5 years ago By News Staff

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman issued the following statement on the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to new loan guaranty applications, which has provided over $798 billion in economic relief to small businesses and nonprofits across the nation, keeping employees employed and helping businesses come back stronger than ever.

State Capital Highlights

5 years ago By Gary Borders

Budget headed to governor’s desk The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion, twoyear state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday.

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