News

Area landowners learn timely preparedness lessons as March 6, 2017 wildfire anniversary approaches

4 years ago By News Staff

An early-morning fire last Sunday in rural Hemphill County destroyed a hay barn and the livestock that were inside, sheltering from below-freezing temperatures.

There shall be light

4 years ago By News Staff

City of Canadian crews shed new light this week on the Sunset Park basketball court, installing Goalrilla LED Basektball Hoop lights to provide illumination for nighttime sports fans. The new wired-in lighting was completed by an electrician Wednesday morning.

Congress passes long-awaited postal reform

4 years ago By News Staff

The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, HR 3076, cleared the U.S. Senate today, sending legislation to President Biden that would give the U.S. Postal Service relief from a 16-year-old requirement to pre-fund decades into the future.

Local petition calls for election to legalize alcoholic beverage sales here

4 years ago By News Staff

A petition is circulating in Canadian calling for a local option liquor election. At last report, petition organizer Shila Wyatt was about 30 signatures short of the 282 needed to get the issue on the ballot in the Nov. 8 election.

Community Blood Drive will be held here next Thursday

4 years ago By News Staff

The Coffee Memorial Blood Center will host its next Canadian Community Blood Drive here on Thursday, March 17, from 12 noon to 6 pm, in the Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. A photo ID is required of all donors, who must be at least 17 years old to donate.

Donations are needed to assist families with medical expenses

4 years ago By News Staff

Spencer and Lacy Hanes An account has been set up at Canadian InterBank for the benefit of Spencer and Lacy Hanes, whose fourth baby was born in Amarillo last Monday and flown that night to a hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth, where he underwent surgery at Cook Children’s Medical Center.

News Briefs

4 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has returned $2 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners since he took office in January 2015, his office announced this week.

Hext barn fire kills six horses and other livestock early Sunday morning

4 years ago By News Staff

Canadian volunteer firefighters were called out to a barn fire at the Bill Hext Ranch east of Glazier early Sunday morning. When they arrived, though, the barn roof had already caved in, said Fire Chief Scott Brewster, adding that all the firefighters could do was keep the fire from spreading.

Council fields HOT funding requests from music fest, calf-fry, and beef cattle conference

4 years ago By News Staff

City Council members fielded hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funding requests from representatives of local organizations, whose events have been essential in bringing outside visitors to Canadian, promoting tourism, and “putting heads in beds,” as is required of those tax expenditures.

It's been nearly three years since the last Canadian River Music Festival in 2019, and festival organizers announced last week that they are making plans for this year’s event, and have blocked out June 11 on their calendars. City council members agreed that it was a good investment to bring visitors back to town, and approved the CRMF board’s request for $15,000 in hotel occupancy tax funds to help facilitate its return.

Mesa View Senior Living landscaping issues limping toward a resolution by hospital board

4 years ago By Report By Cathy Ricketts | The Record

Once again, the Hemphill County Hospital Board tabled action on landscaping at Mesa View Senior Living (MVSL). During its Feb. 15 meeting, the board viewed plans and cost estimates for correcting issues with drainage at the site that remain unresolved.

Subscribe to News