Scenes from the beef conference trade show
ALL SMILES AT THE WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT BOOTH COOKING SAMPLES OF AKAUSHI BEEF... A POPULAR STOP FOR TRADE SHOW TROLLERS TALKING BULL LEASING AT THE 100TH MERIDIAN RANCH BOOTH.
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Bryan Bartlett joins incumbents Smith and Orrell on Canadian ISD school board
A six-man school board race and two constitutional amendments failed to rouse much of a crowd in the May 7 election, attracting only 572 voters to cast ballots.
Early voting in Texas’ Republican, Democratic primary runoff elections begins Monday, May 16
No, the elections are not over. Texas voters still have the opportunity to settle a few statewide races that were left undecided following the March 1 primaries.
Now Open for Business
Canadian Business Hub owners Rich Loch and Margie Miller (center of photo) cut the ribbon on their new business Monday, accompanied by Joshua Miller, China Miller, and Tandra Florer, as well by Chamber board members Sarah Rader, Betsy Alexander, Sherye Talley, Michelle Schaef, Lawana Pulliam, and...
Brooke Trammell named new Xcel Energy regional VP
AMARILLO—Brooke Trammell, who has served as regional vice president for Rates and Regulatory Affairs for Xcel Energy’s Colorado jurisdiction since 2018, has accepted the position of regional vice president for Regulatory and Pricing for the Texas and New Mexico system, succeeding Bill Grant who is...
Local man escapes serious injury in truck/train collision
Last Thursday morning at approximately 6:32 am, a 2009 GMC pickup driven by Antonio Capetillo Jr. of Canadian was involved in a crash with a BNSF trail at the Purcell Street crossing in Canadian. Closed-circuit video was obtained to determine the details of the crash.
Full Circle: A Musical Museum Experience
The Citadelle Mansion and Art Gallery welcomed an appreciative audience of about 50 Monday evening to the opening of Full Circle: A Musical Museum Experience, a presentation in partnership with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
May 7 voters weigh in on school board race, amendments
Early voting ended Tuesday in the CISD school board election and in the statewide constitutional amendment election. By the end of the day, a total of 257 ballots had been cast by early voters in Hemphill and Lipscomb counties who reside within the Canadian Independent School District.
As school year wanes, raft of resignations leaves administration with at least 15 staff positions to fill
Two weeks away from the end of the 2021-22 school year, Canadian ISD has received 15 resignation letters from staff members—the latest being band directors James and Daisy Edwards, who were hired in 2019.
Megan Longoria accepts position of CMS principal
On April 19, CISD Superintendent Lynn Pulliam announced that Megan Longoria had accepted the district’s offer to serve as the next Canadian Middle School principal. Longoria takes the place of Drew Daniel, who was hired as principal of Stanton High School in Stanton ISD.
