A Van Zandt County woman has died of Coronavirus. Northeast Texas Health officials say the 47-year-old woman had been hospitalized after she was diagnosed on March 18. The other East Texan to die of the disease was a 91-year-old Smith County man.

In response to the uncertainties presented by the Covid-19 crisis, Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas is presenting the next Lunch.Learn.Lead, “Leading in the Current Crisis: Creating Effective Virtual Workforces” via webinar on Friday, April 3  from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. While many companies have implemented some form …

Paris Mayor Steve Clifford Mayor Steve Clifford confirmed that the first two cases of Coronavirus in Paris were travel related. He added that the third case, was apparently contracted through interaction with the local community. He said that it is a near certainty that there are many more people in …

There are three new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bowie County and Judge Bobby Howell has issued a Shelter in Place order effective immediately until April 13. The shelter-in-place order means travel will be restricted unless it is to work, the pharmacy, grocery store, drive-thru restaurants or a gas station.

Hopkins County Officials now estimate that 53 people met the criteria for further testing for the Coronavirus-COVID-19 virus. Tests were sent to either a private laboratory or the Texas State Department of Health Services for evaluation. One county resident so far tested positive for the disease, and that was announced …

Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall has confirmed a second case of Coronavirus in the county. The patient is a man between 50 and 64 years old and lives in the 75402 zip code. Health officials are investigating any contact the patient may have had with relatives or others.

By Lezley Brown I have found myself at a complete loss for words lately. I wasn’t even sure what to include in the Chamber Connection this week… what is relevant, what is important, what is changing so fast that we can’t even keep up?  Then I remembered a poem I …

The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved an extension of the spring semester to May 14, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a special meeting held Thursday, March 26. We are having to do that because we extended Spring Break for our students one week, said PJC President …

NOTICE OF WORK SESSION(S)   DATE:           Monday, March 30, 2020 TIME:            9:00 am PLACE:         Meeting Room Located On The Third Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. ORDER OF BUSINESS The Court To Meet With Tom Glosup To Discuss Maintenance Of County Buildings …

Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Thursday mandating a self-quarantine of 14 days for people traveling to Texas as their final destination through airports from New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut and New Orleans. A quarantined person may not allow visitors into or out of the designated quarantine …