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Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Breakthrough’s John Smith headline 2020 Beef Cattle Conference

6 years ago By News Staff

Building on the growing success of past Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Cattle Conferences, Andy Holloway rolled out an impressive lineup for the 2020 event this week. The theme

Higgins school board votes to consolidate with Canadian

6 years ago By News Staff

A community meeting in Higgins held Tuesday evening to discuss the school district’s consolidation options concluded with an informal straw poll of citizens and a brief meeting of Higgins school

Higgins school board votes to consolidate with Canadian

What so proudly we hailed

6 years ago By News Staff

Canadian volunteer firefighters went the extra mile Friday after leading the Wildcat sendoff to the state semifinal game in Vernon. Since the big ladder truck was already out of the

Waiting for Santa

6 years ago By News Staff

Palace Theatre co-owner Natalie Pino and her son, Atticus Weeks, were among the first to greet Santa’s arrival on Main Street Saturday morning for his pre-Christmas visit. Pino was enjoying

The 112th WCTU Bazaar goes down in the history books as it raises money for the library

6 years ago By News Staff

“I love the history of this event and how it brings our community together to create something special,” said Tessa Francis, chair of this year’s 112th Annual WCTU Bazaar.”It is

Remelle Farrar, Angela Black, Amanda Lewis, and Angie Hawkins, with delivery driver Travis Francis standing by

Bret Begert speaks with voice of experience about the difficult decision to consolidate school districts

6 years ago By News Staff

The clock is ticking for Higgins ISD, which will close its doors at the end of the 2020 school year. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, a community meeting will be held

Fort Elliott CISD trustee Brett Begert (shown here with wife Hayley and their children) traded in his Allison Antelope blue and white when he voted alongside his fellow board members to consolidate his Allison alma mater. But his two children—high school freshman Boone (left) and college freshman McKinley (right)—don’t know any different, having been raised in the red and black of Fort Elliott’s consolidated school district.

In annual audit report, county earns praise for good management

6 years ago By News Staff

CPA John Merriss, of Doshier, Pickens & Francis LLC, presented a highly favorable audit report for fiscal year 2019 to commissioners Monday morning, commending Hemphill County officials for their good

In annual audit report, county earns praise for good management

County approves $7,000 in funding to bring junior rodeo events back to community

6 years ago By News Staff

Commissioners approved a request presented by Community Development Director Shane Spencer and EDC Board Member Remelle Farrar for $7,000 in funding to be used to bring two rodeos back to

County approves $7,000 in funding to bring junior rodeo events back to community

EDC steps up marketing, recruits two more junior rodeos to ‘Rodeo Town’

6 years ago By News Staff

Still enthused by the success of this fall’s Frank Phillips College Intercollegiate Rodeo, Economic Development Council members agreed last week to fund a request for $10,000 to be used for

EDC steps up marketing, recruits two more junior rodeos to ‘Rodeo Town’

Former White House doctor and Trump VA nominee, running for Texas congressional seat

6 years ago By News Staff

Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor and President Donald Trump’s onetime nominee to be secretary of veterans affairs, is running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon. With

GOP Congressional candidate Ronny Jackson

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