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The Mesa View Senior Living facility now officially resembles more home than construction site, with the work on completion of exterior walls underway, and selection of exterior finishes progressing. Hemphill County Hospital CEO Christy Francis reported to board members this week that some drainage issues have been identified following heavy rainfall last week, and construction of a berm began immediately to correct the problem. “In two weeks to a month,” she told the board, “you’re basically going to see the outside of the buildings completed, and work beginning on the inside. It’s coming together pretty well, I think.” The project completion date, at last report, was September 2020.

State and federal officials are reporting a shortage of blood donations amid the coronavirus pandemic, and have issued an urgent call for blood donors, citing special precautions that have been taken to ensure the safety of both donors and staff.

Canadian VFD emptied the fire station last Friday in response to back-to-back wildfires— the first of which was reported around 1 pm on SH 33 and CR 19.

CANADIAN ISD OFFERS GRAB-AND-GO MEALS TO STUDENTS

Last week, the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office reported that seven different vehicles had been burglarized on Thursday, April 17.

Early voting is underway in both Canadian and Higgins for the special May 2 election to consolidate the two school districts and will continue through next Tuesday, April 28.

On Tuesday, April 21, the Senate approved a total of about $484 billion in additional federal funding for coronavirus relief. The new bill includes $310 billion designated for small businesses. The additional funding will serve as part of the previously-exhausted Paycheck Protection Program, which was initially created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed on March 27. The program ran out of money on April 16.

In an update to city council members Monday evening, Canadian/Hemphill County Economic Development Council President Heath Mitchell reported that $35,000 in emergency grant funding has already been sent to local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown.

For Voters in Canadian ISD Polls will be open on election day from 7 am to 7 pm at the Canadian High School Foyer, 621 S. 5th St., in Canadian.