Just-retired Canadian High School Athletic Director Chris Koetting will be honored as the 201st inductee into the 65th Annual Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame. A ceremony will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, June 11, at the Grand Plaza of the Amarillo Civic Center.
It’s musical moments and memories by the dozen. The Canadian River Music Festival is marking its 12th anniversary in 2023 and continues to entertain with great musicians on hand. Set for Saturday, June 10, the line-up is impressive: Pecos & The Rooftops; Sawyer Brown; Kylie Frey; Pony Bradshaw; Austin Snell; Jake Bush; and Emily Alexander.
PECOS & THE ROOFTOPS
Misdemeanor Arrests
•Jonathan Madrid, 34, Crestview, Florida; driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.15; 5/21/23; HCSO
Felony Arrests
None
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House lawmakers defy Abbott on vouchers
A key House education committee adjourned last week without voting on a school voucher bill that is Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Barring some unforeseen maneuver in the last week of the regular legislative session, the bill is effectively dead for now.
AUSTIN – It has been nearly seven years since Eden Ganzerla lost control of her car while driving to work and crashed into a retaining wall, breaking nearly every bone in her body. Since then, she has endured thousands of hours of physical, occupational and speech therapy, the result of one fateful decision to not wear her seat belt.
Ganzerla now struggles with a traumatic brain injury, speaks with the aid of a computer, and is slowly learning how to walk and talk again.
CANADIAN, TX---PTCI has officially launched multi-gig internet in Canadian, Texas, providing residents with access to ultra-high-speed internet at 2 Gbps symmetrical upload and download speeds.
Lubbock, Texas May 16, 2023 — A Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) project has been selected to target conservation easement and restoration in the Texas playa lakes of the Panhandle and South Plains regions for $1.5 million in funding.
Misdemeanor Arrests
•Giancarlos Ochoa, 22, Canadian; driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol content greater than 0.15; 5/14/23; HCSO
•Brian Lopez, 20, Canadian; warrant for driving while intoxicated; 5/11/23; HCSO
Felony Arrests
None
Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero
It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic four-star general.
A countyside outdoor burn ban first enacted by Hemphill County Commissioners on April 10, 2023, has been rescinded. Judge Lisa Johnson has determined that due to plentiful rainfall over the last few days, the circumstances that required the order no longer exist. The order rescinding the burn ban was effective as of 10:30 am on Monday, May 15, 2023.
