Intents to Drill
LIPSCOMB (KIOWA CREEK, Marmaton) Duncan Oil Properties, Inc., #2551H Deuce, (650.97 acres) 968’ FNL & 1959’ FWL, Sec 506, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-853, 9 mi SW from Lipscomb TX TD 8118’, (BHL: 230’ FNL & 2900’ FWL Sec 551, Blk 43, H&TC Surv, A-234) (sgd. Christeina Gray 405-272-1849) Horizontal
Voter registration deadline nears for November election
Eligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both early and Election Day voting.
Week of September 10-16, 2024
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Raul Quiñones, 43, Fort Worth; violate promise to appear and fail to signal turn; 09/13/24; HCSO
Felony Arrests
None
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Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting
A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.
The morning of August 13th began just like any other morning….
Week of September 2-8, 2024
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Isay Ramirez, 19, Canadian; driving while intoxicated and failure to identify; 09/08/24; HCSO
• Christopher McLaughlin, 30, Fairfield; driving without lights when required and expired registration (dated 04/23); 09/05/24; HCSO
Felony Arrests
New Texas laws now in effect
It took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported. Prominent among these are the SCOPE Act, or Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, which tightens restrictions for online users younger than 18.
On June 21, 2024, 17-year-old Camden Ryan Cook of Canadian was arrested and charged with the June 9th aggravated assault causing bodily injury of Flint Wayne Hill, 17, a Hemphill County resident. Cook was one of three young men charged with the assault, which occurred late in the evening of June 8, on private property located on Marshall Drive.
Among his injuries, Hill sustained blowout fractures of the left eye socket, multiple fractures of the right socket and a broken nose.
AUGUST 27, 2024—Let’s beef up the blood supply! Donors who give blood at Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Thursday, August 29, or Friday, August 30, will receive an all-beef hot dog and be entered for a chance to win a $250 restaurant gift card.
Successful donors will also receive not one, but two limited-edition T-shirts: a Halloween-themed “Peoplejuice” T-shirt and a “Bigfoot Returns” T-shirt, plus one free bundtlet from Nothing Bundt Cakes.
Week of August 27-September 2
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