Lightning and triple-digit temperatures prove a dangerous mix for area ranchers and firefighters
A series of grassfires in Hemphill and surrounding counties have kept pagers buzzing, sirens blaring, and firefighters and other first responders scrambling since late last week. With persistent triple-digit temperatures and little rainfall, abnormally dry conditions have returned to the Panhandle, and drought is beginning to spread into what was, for several weeks, a virtually drought-free Texas…