The Paris–Lamar County Health District is reporting an additional 37 new COVID-19 cases. It said there are no recent deaths related to the disease. There have been 2,824 confirmed cases of coronavirus since testing began in March.

  The Sulphur Springs Wildcat football game against the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night has been cancelled because of a Coronavirus outbreak at Forney. The  Sulphur Springs Varsity is currently looking for a replacement game – TBD. The 9th grade and JV games will be played as scheduled.

December 1, 2020 COVID-19 Update As of November 22, 2020, DSHS will be providing weekly updates to the county instead of daily. The DSHS reported numbers are as follows: Molecular: Cumulative – 833 Recoveries – 691 Active – 90 Fatalities – 53 Antigen since June – 23: Cumulative – 823 …

The federal agency that naturally fights to control cross-border crime and illegal immigration is now working to protect against counterfeit coronavirus vaccines. ICE Assistant Director Matt Allen says they know that the bad guys are making preparations, too. Fake N-95 masks and COVID testing kits are being smuggled in from …

Texas health care leaders are worried about how much the coronavirus has spread over the Thanksgiving weekend, but we won’t know for sure for another two weeks.  It takes that long for the COVID-19 virus to show. The Texas Medical Association’s COVID task force says Thanksgiving travel is over, and …

The Paris Lamar County Health District reports that the county had 112 new cases of COVID-19 between November 26 and 30. There have been 2,787 total positives for the disease. The health district reports 55 total deaths, but the state DSHS dashboard shows 67 total fatalities from the virus.

Oklahoma reported 2,200 more coronavirus cases on Monday as overall cases in the state near 200,000. There were seven more deaths, bringing the total to 1,743 since the pandemic began.

Hopkins County Deputies arrested a 48-year-old Sulphur Springs man for Assault Family Violence by Impeding Breath or Circulation. Gregory Dan Mitchell allegedly choked a woman so intensely that her eyes temporarily crossed. Officials released him from the Hopkins County Jail after posting a $10,000 bond.

A pickup struck a killed Mark Everett Nevala, 52, and Rhonda Rae Kulp, 55, both of Brandon, FL, Sunday night. They were crossing US 80 at Wills Point when the driver tried to avoid hitting them. Nevala died at a hospital in Canton, and Kulp died at a Tyler hospital.

McLennan County Judge Scott Felton issued a resolution that closes all bars. All restaurants, stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms, museums, and libraries in the area have to return to 50 percent occupancy. The county says it’s based on Governor Abbott’s executive order in October, where when COVID-19 hospitalizations increase …