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In advance of the 2022 general election, the League of Women Voters of Texas has published its interactive version of the trusted, nonpartisan voters guide at VOTE411.org! VOTE411.org makes it easy for voters to compare candidates and find other voting information. Voters simply need to enter their address to see how candidates for statewide offices, as well as their district candidates for State Board of Education and Court of Appeals, responded to unbiased questions posed by the League.

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of American democracy. Individuals who oversee and participate in the administration of elections to include poll workers, volunteers, and election officers, help safeguard the integrity of the democratic process. The FBI continues to prioritize identifying, mitigating, and investigating threats targeting election workers and provides the following information to assist the public in reporting threats of violence against election workers.

Early voting by personal appearance in the Nov. 8 mid-term elections begins in only 11 days, and while there is no presidential election on the ballot, nor are there locallycontested races to be settled, Hemphill County voters have plenty of decisions to make before Election Day next month.

This year, for the first time, two historic local churches will be included in Canadian’s Fall Foliage Festival Tour of Homes. In addition to the churches, the beautiful homes of Alan and Laurie Hale, at 919 South 4th St., and Beverly and Bryan Stephenson, at 1511 Locust, will also be open for the tour.

Hemphill County voters have their work cut out for them on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The Canadian ISD Board has ordered a special election for the purpose of a voter-approved tax rate election to be held on Nov. 8. CISD has set the overall 2022 tax rate at $1.1646. Even though this tax rate is reduced by almost 11 cents from the 2021 CISD tax rate of $1.2734, a voterapproved tax rate election is required because the board added three golden pennies to the maintenance & operating (M&O) portion of our tax rate.

COLUMBIA FALLS, MAINE—Wreaths Across America Radio just announced the next episode in its series of roundtable discussions focused on veteran healing through sharing stories of resilience, purpose, and success.

Richard “Dick” Wilberforce, a local veteran and member of Canadian’s American Legion Post 56, was honored at the Tri-State Rodeo this Saturday, Sept. 24, in Amarillo.

The Canadian River Beach Club’s 14th Annual Calf Fry and BBQ Cook-Off is in the books this week after a beautiful day of cooking, feasting, and festing Saturday. Nineteen teams from the tri-state area fired up their grills and cookers to compete in the International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association-sanctioned event, and shared their epicurean works with both judges and a crowd of volunteer taste-testers, who roamed the Jones Pavilion area, relaxed in lawn chairs, perused the craft and trade show booths, and enjoyed games and bouncy toys as the day grew warmer.