AMARILLO, Texas — U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents impacted by the wildfires across the Texas panhandle.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire started on Monday and has burned more than 1 million acres. It’s the largest in the state’s history, leading to numerous evacuations.
Amarillo, TX – In response to the recent historic wildfires that have deeply impacted our communities in the Texas Panhandle, Toot’n Totum is proud to announce our “Change for the Better – Panhandle Strong” program, a concerted effort to aid those affected by these devastating events.
Wildfires Bring Devastation To Panhandle As Firefighters Continue To Battle Multiple Fires
A Hemphill County grand jury convened here on Thursday, February 22, and returned with four indictments.
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Efren Briceno, 32, Canadian; driver license/ID false; 2/8/24; HCSO
• Javier Francisco Alvarez, 19, Canadian; possession of alcohol by minor, possession of tobacco by minor; 2/17/24; HCSO
• Sergio Olivas, 29, Holliday; possession of less than 2 ounces marijuana; 2/11/24; HCSO
It would be an honor to serve my neighbors and friends of Hemphill County Precinct 3.
Roxanne and I are both from the Texas Panhandle and we have been fortunate enough to relocate almost 8 years ago to Canadian and to raise our two boys Jaxon and Ben.
Early voting in the March 5 Democratic and Republican primaries began this morning, Tuesday, February 20, at the Hemphill County Courthouse in Canadian.
Local and district offices on the 2024 primary election ballots include those of Hemphill County Tax Assessor/Collector, Hemphill County Attorney , Hemphill County Commissioner (Precincts 1 and 3), Hemphill County Sheriff, and 31st District Attorney.
Federal judge appears skeptical of new border law
A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws—a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.
Canadian High School senior Laney Hood learned last week that she had been named a 2024 National Merit Scholar finalist. In doing so, she joins an elite group of only 15,000 students nationwide—about half of whom will share nearly $28 million in awards this year. She also becomes only the fourth CHS student (see list below) to reach that lofty level since the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) program began in 1955.
AUSTIN—Today, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Texas has 17,948,242 million registered voters ahead of the March 5 primaries. The last day to register in time for the primary election was February 5.
