Molecular & Antigen Cumulative Cases: 2,415 Molecular & Antigen Cumulative Recoveries: 2,111 Fatalities: 79 Total Active: 225 There are 22 patients in the COVID Unit. As of 5:00 pm Saturday, January 9, 2021, a total of 7,784 COVID tests have been performed at the testing center at 128-A Jefferson Street.

It’s hard finding a coronavirus vaccine, with demand outpacing supply. The Texas Pharmacy Association says they’re not hoarding them. The challenge is that the collections of the vaccine are limited. The state finds out how many doses are coming each week, and most of it goes to hospitals. Pharmacies are …

The Texas DSHS reported a decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations and all hospitalizations in Trauma Service area F on Sunday. Area F includes Hopkins, Lamar, Titus, Cass, Delta, Morris, Red River, and Bowie Counties. This drop matches COVID-19 hospitalizations state-wide, which decreased from 13,935 on Saturday to 13,111 on Sunday.

Paris Regional Medical Center will receive 200 vaccine doses of the COVID vaccine this week. These doses will focus on hospital front line workers that did not yet receive the vaccine in the first doses allocated.

Paris Lamar County Health District reports 1 additional death from the Covid 19 virus. The latest patient to die is a 70 -year-old man. There were also 205 new cases of the coronavirus in Lamar County, bringing the total to 4773 since testing began last March. The DSHS coronavirus dashboard …

An Oklahoma judge has extended a temporary restraining order allowing bars and restaurants across Oklahoma to stay open past an 11 p.m. curfew.  District Judge Susan Stallings extended the Dec. 29 order while she considers ruling in the lawsuit by bar owners who argue the governor doesn’t have legal authority …

For the fourth year, the United Way of Lamar County will be offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Lamar County. The scholarship program was started in 2018 for seniors planning on attending a two or four-year college or university, and last year they offered a CTE scholarship. Both …

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported six new fatalities from the coronavirus in Hopkins County over the weekend. There were also 13 new cases and four recoveries reported, with currently 225 active COVID cases in the county. There have been 79 Coronavirus fatalities.

Randy Dale Hargrave Hopkins County Deputies arrested a 45-year-old Cooper man after a traffic stop in Sulphur Springs. The deputy had observed a pill bottle being thrown out of the vehicle and retrieved it. It contained a felony amount of methamphetamine, and they found a firearm. Deputies booked Randy Dale …

  Cass County authorities are searching for the suspect or suspects who allegedly damaged as many as six churches last week. The latest two incidents happened in the Hughes Springs – Avinger area. At the Missionary Baptist Church’ in Hughes Springs   several rooms and offices were trashed, and money set …