Citadelle reopens to members this week, to public next week
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The Citadelle Art Foundation reopened to members this week, following a precautionary closure due to COVID-19 on March 19.
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State and local Farm Bureau partnership aids families in need
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Hemphill County Farm Bureau and the Texas Farm Bureau are working in partnership to assist local food-insecure families, as well as local businesses that are struggling to keep their doors open during these unprecedented times.
State Capital Highlights
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Governor promises action to George Floyd family
Some traditional July 4th events will still be celebrated in Canadian
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Make that the 132nd Annual Fourth of July Rodeo. That’s right. Canadian Rodeo Association board members got the nod they’ve been looking for Monday, when county commissioners approved use of the rodeo arena for the three-day Fourth of July Rodeo.
A gift to the Little House
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The local Modern Woodmen of America Chapter donated $1,500 to Rachel’s Little House during the recent COVID-19 shutdown to help with supplies and other needs. Modern Woodmen managing partner Landon Landry is show here with Little House students after presenting the contribution. Nationwide, Modern Woodmen donated $1.1 million to local nonprofits to help with hardships suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospital district updates COVID-19 test results
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The Hemphill County Hospital District is now releasing COVID-19 test results on a weekly—rather than daily—basis. These reports will be published each week on the hospital’s Facebook page, and both online and in print in The Record, unless new positive test results warrant more immediate notification.
Xcel Energy outage knocks out power to area Wednesday
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A transmission-level power outage affected Xcel Energy customers from Borger to Canadian early Wednesday morning. The outage, which lasted less than an hour, affected at least three substations before power was restored to most customers around 3:32 am.
Bridge Work
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Work progressed this week on repairs to the Red Deer Bridge west of Canadian. The bridge has been closed to traffic each weekday from 8 am to 4:30 pm since work began on May 26, and is expected to continue for another week to 10 days.Travel is being detoured through Miami on Quarter Horse Road, though provisions have been made for emergency vehicles.
Facing $1.6 million less revenue, commissioners consider sharp cuts to proposed 2020-21 budget
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County commissioners had the knives out in court Monday morning. The first “very rough” draft of the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 was on the chopping block, and without raising the tax rate, Hemphill County is facing a $1.6 million loss of revenue.
EDC reports final disbursement of $61,000 in emergency support funds to local businesses
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In a final tally of its COVID-19 pandemic response, the Canadian/Hemphill County EDC reported disbursement of $48,068 in emergency support for business operations to 15 local businesses, and an additional $12,312 in emergency marketing funds awarded to 21 local businesses.