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Misdemeanor Arrests

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Felony Arrests

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Citations

• Gabriel Rivera-Martinez, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 10/18/23

Early voting now underway

Early voting is now underway for the Nov. 7 general election. Voters will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments, including measures to provide property tax relief and raise the homestead exemption to $100,000.

A nonpartisan explanation of what each proposition entails has been produced by the Texas Legislative Council and can be found at this link: https://tinyurl.com/5n946d32.

MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 18, 2023) – Xcel Energy today announced it has been selected for a $100 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to boost its work to reduce and mitigate the threat of wildfires and ensure the resiliency of the grid through extreme weather.

Early voting in Texas’ November 7 constitutional amendment election begins on Monday, October 23, and ends on Friday, November 3.

Voters in Hemphill County may cast early ballots by personal appearance at the Hemphill County Courthouse. Early voting hours will be from 8 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday, with the exception of Thursday-Friday, November 2-3, when hours will be extended from 7 am-7 pm.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP’s more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) for their voluntary conservation efforts on more than 23 million acres of private land.

Misdemeanor Arrests
• Rose Martha Garza, 32, Canadian; driving while intoxicated, open alcohol container; 10/15/23; HCSO

Felony Arrests
• Luis Perez Vargas, 24, Canadian; burglary of habitation; 10/15/23; HCSO

Citations
• Raychel Renee Faulkner, Higgins; disregards warning signs or barricades; 10/16/23
• Melissa Lee Constancio, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 10/16/23
 

Luis Vargas-Perez, 24, of Canadian, was arrested early Sunday morning following a break-in at the Kyle Northcott home on Sixth Street.

Video cameras at the home showed Vargas-Perez attempting to open the front door around 4 am Sunday, before picking up a chair on the front porch and throwing it through a window, shattering both the window and storm window.

Kyle said his wife, Janis, had awakened him when she heard noises outside.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas­ — Within six months, two eclipse events will crisscross the heart of Texas. The first being an annular solar eclipse occurring Oct. 14 and featuring a “ring of fire” created by the sun’s shadow around the moon while parts of Texas will be in the path of totality.

The second eclipse is a total eclipse, occurring April 8, 2024, that will traverse across the path of the annular eclipse.

Misdemeanor Arrests

• Heizel Nicole Reza, 23, Pampa; driving while intoxicated, blood alcohol content greater than 0.15; 10/6/23; TXDPS, Canadian

Felony Arrests

None

Citations

• Cleofas Miranda, Garland; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 10/5/23

As we enter the cold and flu illness season, Texas physicians warn there are three viruses lurking in the air–the influenza virus that causes the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Physicians say the best way to say safe–especially for those at greatest risk of severe illness–is to vaccinate against all three.