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Texas families who relied on the Pandemic EBT card, which previously provided a one-time benefit of $285 for students receiving free and reduced-price meals, can apply for another round of food aid for the 2021-22 school year.

The annual community wide Memorial Day Ceremony will return to Canadian on May 31 at 11 am. This is one of Canadian’s most important events and honors the men and women of Hemphill County who served in the defense of their country.

After 24 years of service, Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Lovvorn completed his distinguished military career as the Navy senior enlisted leader at the French Creek Marine Centered Medical Home. His official retirement date is June 10.

The High Plains Food Bank is partnering with the Starlight Ranch Event Center in Amarillo to present a series of six tribute concerts, beginning tomorrow night, May 28, with Rock and Roll Over—The Ultimate Tribute to KISS.

Congressman Jackson to speak at Panhandle War Memorial Monday A Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 11 am on Monday, May 31, at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial in Amarillo. U.S.

For the second time in the last month, a group of citizens led by Sheriff Brent Clapp appeared in Commissioners Court, last Monday, May 10, to request that Hemphill County Commissioners designate this a Second Amendment Safe Haven County.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for May—28.4 percent more than in May 2020 and 21.9 percent more than in May 2019.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the state’s water-efficient products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays.

Over half of eligible Texans vaccinated More than 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Texas as of last week, fully covering more than half of eligible Texans 12 and older. Gov.