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The Constitutional Amendments: A voter’s guide to the Nov. 5 General Election

6 years ago By News Staff

The current Texas Constitution was written in 1876 and has been amended nearly five-hundred times. Compare that to the United States Constitution, which has only twenty-seven amendments. Why does the

Sen. Seliger continues town hall swing through Panhandle

6 years ago By News Staff

AMARILLO—State Sen. Kel Seliger continues his annual tour through the counties of Senate District 31, meeting with citizens of the Panhandle, South Plains, and Permian Basin to discuss the activities

State Capital Highlights

6 years ago By Ed Sterling Texas Press Association

Abbott puts Bush in charge of disaster mitigation AUSTIN—A plan is afoot for large-scale, regional projects to improve the state’s resilience to hurricanes and other natural disasters, Gov. Greg Abbott

Setting The Record Straight

6 years ago By News Staff

Women peace officers in Hemphill County In our Sept. 5 edition of The Record, we reported in error that Deputy Jeri-Lynn Ortega was Hemphill County’s first woman law enforcement officer.

Election Dates for Nov. 5 General Election

6 years ago By News Staff

Early Voting Monday, Oct. 21-Friday, Nov. 1 NOTE: All early ballots may be cast at the Hemphill County Courthouse until the close of business on Friday, Nov. 1 Last Day

Location of Polling Places

6 years ago By News Staff

For November 5 General Election Precinct No. 101 Courthouse, 400 Main St. Precincts No. 201, 202 Fire Station, 2 Main St. Precincts No. 301, 302, 303 Baker Elementary 732 Cheyenne

‘In that moment, I knew God was there’

6 years ago By Laurie Ezzell Brown

AS HE ADMINISTERED CHEST compressions to the drowning victim, hoping to detect signs of life, Robert Reyes remembered the moment, in September 2010, during a tour of duty in Afghanistan,

Robert Reyes meets young drowning victim, restored to life

Ranger investigation of Sheriff Lewis involved threat to juvenile probation officer, released records show

6 years ago By News Staff

Amarillo’s ABC 7 News reported, on Monday, the receipt of DPS documents indicating the Texas Rangers’ investigation of Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis involved a complaint that he had threatened

Canadian welcomes Frank Phillips College Rodeo

6 years ago By News Staff

Seventeen college and university rodeo teams will gather for a three-day rodeo in Canadian on Oct. 10-12. The action begins on Thursday with slack at 3 pm, followed by a

Local rainfall count is inching up

6 years ago By News Staff

Amarillo’s National Weather Service reported yesterday morning that rainfall totals over the previous last 48 hours had averaged 1-4 inches across much of the area, with the highest amounts extending from the SW Texas Panhandle northeast toward the north central Panhandle.

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