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DPS announces temporary waiver for April 2021 DL/ID expirations

5 years ago By News Staff

AMARILLO—The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced that the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses (DLs) and identification cards (IDs) ends on April 14, 2021. Customers who need to renew are urged to make an appointment today. The waiver, granted by Gov. Greg Abbott in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applied to DLs, commercial DLs, commercial learner permits, ID cards, and election identification certificates that expired on or after March 13, 2020.

State Capital Highlights

5 years ago By Chris Cobler Texas Press Association

Shining less bright The Texas Education Agency partially extinguished STAAR for this school year because of the pandemic. The agency said the A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year because of the disruptions to learning.

Local retailers who were subject to state-mandated closings share nearly $28,000 in COVID recovery funds

5 years ago By News Staff

Twenty-eight local small businesses received some very welcome season’s greetings this week, in the form of checks delivered by the Canadian-Hemphill County EDC, on behalf of the City of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospital, and Canadian Independent School District.

Saturday's Colorful 'Christmas in Canadian' begins and ends at Sunset Park

5 years ago By News Staff

The holiday season entered full swing in town last weekend with the official Christmas in Canadian celebration, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Celebrations across town created scenes so idyllic, they could have been from a nostalgic Christmas card.

Maddy, Wyatt, and Doc Longoria prepare for Saturday morning's elf walk

Second COVID wave hits hard in Hemphill County

5 years ago By News Staff

The second wave of COVID-19 cases in Hemphill County is proving to be not only the largest of 2020, but the most persistent, as well. The number of new COVID-positive tests performed by the Hemphill County Hospital Laboratory Department has continued to rise over the last seven days.

Rural counties face fifth straight week of record COVID-19 deaths

5 years ago By Tim Murphy And Tim Marema In The Daily Yonder

Explore full-page map online at https:// datawrapper.dwcdn.net/sQnOK/7/ The number of people from rural counties who died from COVID-19-related causes in a one-week period topped 3,000 for the first time last week, marking the fifth consecutive week of a record-setting number of fatalities. Rural counties broke another record last week for the number of counties in the red zone, defined as 100 new cases per week per 100,000 residents.

County funds EDC request for $12,000 first job-creation/remote-worker grant

5 years ago By News Staff

The entire board of the Canadian/Hemphill County Economic Development Council was present for Monday’s commissioners court meeting. It was an impressive show of support for a request to fund a $12,000 jobcreation grant, which marks the start of a new initiative by the EDC to attract remote workers to the community.

With back taxes owed, nuisances unabated, ruling on apartments expected this month

5 years ago By News Staff

A default judgment on the now-vacant Canadian Apartments, located at 203 Birch, will be issued in court sometime this month. Once the judgment is returned, the property may be offered for sale by local taxing entities in an effort to recoup the back taxes owed and return the property to the tax rolls.

Pavilion closing shot down by commissioners

5 years ago By News Staff

Commissioners considered, but turned down, a suggestion by Judge George Briant that—in light of the continued COVID-19 surge here—they temporarily close the county-owned Jones Pavilion for use by the public.

COVID case count continues to surge here

5 years ago By News Staff

The number of new COVID-positive tests performed by the Hemphill County Hospital Laboratory Department continued to rise over the last eight days, increasing by 26 the number of confirmed positive cases in this county since last Wednesday. According to HCH, there are now 49 active cases in Hemphill County, out of 309 total positive tests reported by the lab.

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