As a courtesy to all Hemphill County residents running for public office, The Record will publish a photo an initial declaration of candidacy at no charge on our Facebook and webpage (www.canadianrecord.com).
Next weekend, Canadian’s Palace Theatre will host the local premiere of filmmaker Heather Courtney’s For The Record, a documentary that follows five years in the life of The Canadian Record, which was published for 75 years by the Ezzell family.
The 35-minute film will be shown twice: on Saturday, July 15, at 6:30 pm, and on Sunday afternoon, July 16, at 2 pm. Admission is $5/person. All proceeds will go to local non-profits.
IN PHOTO ABOVE: One of Ezzell Brown's Record editorials cited as libelous by Meek family in lawsuit
In a ruling issued late Monday afternoon, 99th District Court Judge J. Phillip Hays granted a motion to dismiss a libel lawsuit against The Canadian Record and Editor/Publisher Laurie Ezzell Brown. The lawsuit was filed in February on behalf of the Estate of Thomas Brown through its representative and Tom’s mother Penny Meek, and individually by Penny Meek, her husband Chris Meek, and her son Tucker Brown.
