For Immediate Distribution  |  March 1, 2021  |  (512) 463-1826 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Division of Emergency (TDEM), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and the Texas Military Department (TMD) had announced 26 participating counties for the first week of the Save Our Seniors …

Paris Junior College tuition and fees are slightly below the state average, and Monday evening, Feb. 22, the Board of Regents approved keeping the same rates for the 2021-2022 academic year. “We’re recommending that we keep the same tuition and fee rate,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We’ve looked …

SNAP Benefit Replacement –  If you, someone you know, or people in your community lost food during Winter Storm Uri, purchased with SNAP EBT dollars, they are eligible to have those food expenses put back on their SNAP EBT card. You must complete this claim by March 31. Here’s how: …

The economic impact of our state’s weeklong freeze and power outages could rival the damage caused by some of the most destructive hurricanes. The Texas-based economic research firm the Perryman Group predicts that the winter storms could end up costing a total of $195 billion on the low end and …

(TSN) A Houston-based company is the latest casualty of the Texas power grid disaster. ERCOT has shut down the wholesale electricity provider GRIDDY, and they switched the Texas customers to other companies. GRIDDY tweeted a letter to its members saying it was not a choice that they made. GRIDDY made …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a third vaccine for emergency usage. Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 is the first that only takes one dose to protect against the coronavirus. Several million doses of the new vaccine could begin shipping today. Johnson and Johnson say it can deliver 20 …

The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows 243 active cases of COVID-19 in Lamar County and a total of 146 deaths. There’s a total of 5,229 recoveries from the virus.  

A public meeting by Prairiland ISD this evening at 6:00 in the high school cafeteria provides information on the May 1, $7.5 million bond election. The district will use the money raised if voters approve the bond issue for new classrooms at Blossom and the junior high school and restrooms …

By a 3-2 vote, Lamar County Commissioners approved issuing a $6.6 million certificate of obligation. Voting for the proposal were Commissioners Ronnie Bass, Kevin Anderson, and Alsn Skidmore. Dissenting on the motion were Commissioner Lonny Layton and Judge Brandon Bell.

Oklahoma health officials report that they had administered more than one million doses of the state’s coronavirus vaccine. They reached the figure after obtaining data from the CDC on federal doses administered through the Indian Health Service and the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Oklahoma had not included those numbers …