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County officials discuss replacement of emergency communications tower destroyed by ice storm

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County officials discuss replacement of emergency communications tower destroyed by ice storm

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 04:44
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The county’s 300’-tall radio tower at the top of the caprock south of town was destroyed by the ice storm that coated the Panhandle two weeks ago. The loss of the tower disrupted emergency communications between the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office, Hemphill County EMS and Canadian Fire Department. County commissioners talked Monday about what will be required to permanently replace the equipment.  
The main communication tower for Hemphill County’s emergency services, located at the US 60/83 Y south of Canadian, was felled two weeks ago by a winter storm that coated the Panhandle in several layers of ice and snow. County officials turned their attention Monday to what Judge George Briant said could be a quarter-million dollar project to rebuild that structure and restore those essential…

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