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Canadian VFD invites public to join in 9/11 tribute 20 years after Trade Center fell

4 years ago By News Staff

Body The Canadian Volunteer Fire Department is gearing up for its second tribute to the 9/11 firefighters—this one on Saturday, Sept. 11, marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.

Taken on September 11, 2020, members of Canadian VFD paused for a moment to remember the brave firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, after the two towers were struck by hijacked airplanes.

Raising a ruckus on Highway 60

4 years ago By News Staff

Body TxDOT contractors placed orange safety cones at the busy intersection of Main and Second streets on Monday, and have been working all week to repair structural flaws in sidewalks by adding expansion joints and altering the slope on handicapped ramps on all four corners.

Xcel Energy Foundation awards $370,000 in grant funding

4 years ago By News Staff

Body AMARILLO—The Xcel Energy Foundation has awarded $370,000 to 50 nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that are focused on community-building initiatives in Xcel Energy’s Texas-New Mexico service area.

Every nine hours, someone dies from drunk driving in Texas

4 years ago By News Staff

Body AUSTIN—No parent should ever receive the kind of devastating news that two Bryan police officers delivered to Pam Todaro one early Saturday morning. At 6:45 a.m.

Sebastian Capetillo is Pampa homicide victim

5 years ago By News Staff

Body PAMPA—A former Canadian resident is dead and another man is in custody after an early morning homicide in Pampa. At 2:55 am on Saturday, August 14, the Pampa Police Department was dispatched to the 600 block of N.

CCC celebrates with Totally ‘80s Block Party Saturday

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Saturday’s Canadian Community Center Totally ‘80s Birthday Block Party was part of the CCC’s yearlong 40th birthday celebration... but more importantly, said CCC Director Ike Julian, “It was just a way to say, ‘We love you, Canadian.

Roberto Alvarez enjoys some relief from the heat in the CCC pool

Comptroller distributes $1.07B in monthly sales tax revenue

5 years ago By News Staff

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 17.4 percent more than in August 2020.

UPDATED: Hemphill County Hospital reports six active COVID-19 cases in local residents, 31 active cases outside of county

5 years ago By News Staff

Body This week’s COVID testing update from the Hemphill County Hospital District reflects not only a dramatic rethinking of what information the public wants and needs, but also an acknowledgement that there is a distinct dividing line between pre-delta numbers, and today’s numbers.

News Briefs

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Chamber seeks your information for Fall Foliage flyers Canadian’s annual Fall Foliage Festival weekend is scheduled—as always—for the third weekend in October, which falls on Oct. 16-17 this year.

Landry arrested for soliciting prostitute in Amarillo sting

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Canadian ISD school trustee Landon Todd Landry was among 27 individuals who were arrested on various charges related to prostitution during an Amarillo Police Department human trafficking/solicitation operation conducted by the Special Operations Division Narcotics Unit from Aug.

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