Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell confirmed Monday that two employees of LaSalle Corrections tested positively for the COVID-19 virus. It brings Bowie County’s count to five with one fatality. LaSalle Corrections operates the Bi-State Jail and the Bowie County Correctional Center.

Please note the following valuable guidance from the National Weather Service for all spotters across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic:   Spotter Activation and Travel: Skywarn weather spotters and storm spotting is not “essential” travel in states/counties/cities with mandatory “stay at home” orders.  Our trained weather spotters can safely monitor …

Bowie County reports its first death to COVID-19. A 70-year-old Texarkana woman who tested positive for the new coronavirus died Saturday in Wadley Regional Medical Center according to her husband Monday. It is the first fatality related to the disease in Bowie County.

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas Thunderstorm chances will increase this afternoon and continue east of I-35 tonight. A few strong to severe storms containing hail up to quarter size and frequent lighting are possible. There may be a localized damaging wind threat for areas south …

Monday, Mar 30 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 747,227 36,205 25,255 161,845 The U.S. 144,672 2,818 2,575 4,050 Texas 2,877 40 26 1 Friday, Mar 27 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 558,502 25,256 20,528 125,911 The U.S. 86,012 1,325 1,381 753 Texas …

If you’re bored at home, please consider attending this virtual event 2 CEU’s offered! The cost of the program is $10/person, and through registration, we ask you to provide the County Extension Office where you heard about the workshop (CAMP COUNTY). We give that agent a list of participants from their county to report …

U.S. Northern Command Leading Active-Duty DoD for COVID-19 Operations   PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is leading the Department of Defense’s operations to COVID-19 efforts in the continental United States. A 450-person Navy Medical Unit from Jacksonville, Florida, will …

Cody Allen Moore Sunday morning at 4:37, Paris Police responded to the 1400-block of W. Henderson on an assault. Allegedly, Cody Allen Moore, 27, of Paris, had kicked in the front door to the residence and assaulted a 51-year-old male. Paramedics transported the victim to PRMC for facial trauma. Officers …

The family of John Prine says the singer-songwriter is critically ill and has been placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms. A message posted on Prine’s Twitter page Sunday said the “Angel from Montgomery” singer entered the hospital last Thursday, and his condition worsened on Saturday.

Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61.