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In the last week, Hemphill County Hospital has reported 36 new cases for Hemphill County residents, and 54 out of county residents. Wednesday’s newly-reported cases brought the totals to 65 active cases for Hemphill County and 88 out-of-county active cases.

The main communication tower for Hemphill County’s emergency services, located at the US 60/83 Y south of Canadian, was felled two weeks ago by a winter storm that coated the Panhandle in several layers of ice and snow.

A steady rain fell on Washington National Cemetery yesterday as President Donald Trump marked Veterans Day with the traditional laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I don’t recognize this PayPal transaction— do I still have to pay it? What’s this $1,203 charge on Isaac Benzadon’s PayPal account? And why won’t PayPal reverse the charge? Isn’t he covered under PayPal Purchase Protection?

The atmosphere on the second floor of Hemphill County Courthouse on Election Night was spirited, as volunteers and county employees worked together to count and record every vote, from mail-in absentee ballots to early ballots to Election Day ballots.

Hemphill County Hospital CEO Christy Francis reported on Tuesday afternoon that nine COVID-related patients were being treated at the hospital—three of them admitted in the previous 24-hour period.

COVID-19 continued its rapid spread in rural America last week, setting a record for new infections for the sixth consecutive week and placing 3 out of every 4 rural counties on the red-zone list. New infections reached 110,130 for the week of Sunday to Saturday, Oct.