Hemphill County

Week of December 10-16, 2024Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony Arrests• George Abraham, 21, Canadian; unauthorized use of a vehicle; 12/16/24; HCSO• David Medrano, 36, Canadian; driving while intoxicated, 3rd or more; 12/14/24; HCSOCitations

By midday on Wednesday, October 30, Hemphill County election officials reported that the number of early voters here had reached 1,000, and that local voters were continuing to arrive at the courthouse.

Week of October 2-7, 2024Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony ArrestsNoneCitations• Dennis Lynn Hevron, Garland; speeding; 10/02/24• Martin Altamirano-Navarrete, Perryton; no financial responsibility; 10/02/24

Week of July 30-August 5, 2024Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony ArrestsNoneCitations• Oghenemine Raphael Imarah, Cypress, Texas; display expired license plates and no financial responsibility; 07/30/24

Martha Elizabeth “Beth” Beene Morris, 93, of Vega, entered heaven Saturday, June 22, 2024. Beth will be available for viewing from 10 am to 8 pm, Tuesday, June 25, with a visitation from 5 to 7 pm at Vega Methodist Church, 208 North 9th Street.

A Hemphill County Grand Jury returned three felony indictments last Thursday following a hearing in 31st Judicial District Court. Francisco Peralta, 42, was indicted on a February 9, 2024, charge of driving while intoxicated—a third-degree felony offense.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire started about a mile north of Stinnett in Hutchinson County on the morning of Monday, February 26, when a decayed Xcel Energy pole broke off at the ground, downing the power line and igniting the grasses below.

CANADIAN -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Hemphill County Executive Director Janee Cross today announced that Hemphill County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire that occurred...

CANADIAN---The 2024 Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Cattle Conference will be held April 23-24, 2024, Jones Pavilion, in Canadian, Texas.

A Hemphill County grand jury convened here on Thursday, February 22, and returned with four indictments.