COVID-19 test counts rise at HCH laboratory
New positive COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Hemphill and surrounding counties.
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Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam announces retirement
Hemphill County Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam announced in commissioners court on Monday morning that he would retire effective Sept. 30 after 18 years and 9 months in office. “You may have some people you wanted appointed to the job,” he told the court. “I don’t know.”
School trustees call special election to fill board vacancy
CISD school board members agreed last week to hold a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to fill the unexpired term left by Landon Landry following his resignation two weeks ago.
High Plains Food Bank joins Feeding America’s hunger campaign
AMARILLO—For Hunger Action Month® this September, High Plains Food Bank will join Feeding America and other network member food banks to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of people facing the impossible choice of hunger.
TX voters will consider eight proposed constitutional amendments in Nov. 2 election
AUSTIN—Texas voters will have the opportunity to determine the fate of eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Canadian VFD invites public to join in 9/11 tribute 20 years after Trade Center fell
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.
Raising a ruckus on Highway 60
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
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
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. on August 9, 2014 they appeared on her doorstep to tell her that her 25-year-old son had been killed in a drunk driving crash.
Sebastian Capetillo is Pampa homicide victim
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.
