The Reno Volunteer Fire Department is holding a Monster Mash and BBQ Cook-off Saturday from noon until 6:00 pm at Reno Kiwanis Park on Pine Mill Road. In addition to the award-winning food, there will be a Trunk or Treat Contest, games, music, costume contest, pumpkin carving contest, and more. …

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Emergency Management reported 18 new COVID cases Tuesday and no recent recoveries. There are now 626 cumulative cases since testing began and 427 total recoveries, and there are currently 199 active cases and 11 people in the COVID Unit of Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs. Twenty-seven …

Paris-Lamar County Health District reports 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,866. There are now 213 active cases. The state dashboard reports 46 deaths from the virus.

The Association of Texas Professional Educators calls Governor Abbott to grant a waiver on the STAAR tests for the current school year like he did last spring. ATPE’s Mark Wiggins says Governor Abbott made the right call in canceling the tests previous school year.

They urge people in El Paso to stay at home for two weeks as a surge in coronavirus cases overwhelms hospitals. El Paso County has issued a daily curfew from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am in the hopes of slowing the spread of covid-19. The city’s civic center will be …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending Oklahoma nearly 1.2 million rapid coronavirus tests. The tests can diagnose Covid 19 in as few as 15 minutes. The tests will be distributed at the discretion of Gov. Kevin Stitt to schools, nursing homes, critical infrastructure and first responders

Taquayas Teronne Brown Deputies arrested Taquayas Teronne Brown, 29, of Mt Pleasant, on a warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a Morris County warrant for Theft of Property valued at more than $2,500 but less than $30,000, and a Rockwall County Misdemeanor warrant. His bonds total $104,750, and …

Lamar – Paris Health District reports another death from COVID-19. The latest fatality was an 83-year-old woman. Monday, another 35 positive cases of the disease bringing the total since testing began to 1,841. There are currently 226 active cases of the disease. The state DSHS dashboard reports there have been …

Sulphur Springs ISD reported Monday that two high school students, two staff members at Barbara Bush, and one staff member of Sulphur Springs Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19. All students and staff who came into close contact will be directly notified as soon as possible and remain off-campus …

October 26, 2020 COVID-19 Update 8 – new positive cases 11 – new recoveries 608 – cumulative cases 427 – recoveries 181 – active 10 – patients in the COVID Unit 27 – fatalities per DSHS spreadsheet Positive antigen tests from testing facilities within Hopkins County from October 17, 2020, …