COVID-19

The Austin Public Health Department is investigating a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases after a group of University of Texas students returned from a spring break vacation in Cabo San Lucas. Approximately 70 people in their 20’s departed in a chartered plane for a spring break trip about a week …

Texas lost a much sought-after item Wednesday. An 18-wheeler trailer overturned and caught fire at West Bound I-20 at I-45 in Hutchins. The wreck threw hundreds of industrial-sized toilet paper rolls all over the highway. The truck was headed to San Antonio and the driver is alright.

Oklahoma’s COVID-19 case count was 719 on Wednesday, up by 27 percent from Tuesday’s total. The death toll went from 23 on Tuesday to 30 on Wednesday, a 30 percent increase.

The turnaround time for receiving the results of coronavirus testing in Lamar and possibly some other East Texas counties is longer than had been hoped. Gina Prestridge, director of the Paris Lamar County health district office told us the lab in Tyler, which is region 4/5 for the state of …

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets have received emergency approval by the FDA. The company that makes the drug donated 1,000,000 tablets to Texas for potential use in COVID-19 patients. State Senator Bryan Hughes said the drug has already been used to treat some patients in East Texas. The Texas State Board of …

The Texas Department of State Health Services said the number of coronavirus cases increased to 3,997 on Wednesday, 22 percent higher than Tuesday’s figure. The death toll jumped 41 percent from 41 to 58. Total Tests 47,857 Public Labs 4,259 Private Labs 43,598 Cases Reported 3,997 Fatalities 58

The Paris-Lamar County Health District reports that it’s asking those who call and say they don’t feel well to self-quarantine. As of Wednesday night, 175 people were self quarantined, even though they haven’t been tested. Mayor Steve Clifford says many of those have the disease, but many don’t.

To better understand and address business needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Pleasant’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation have partnered together to focus on businesses impacted by this pandemic. We are asking businesses to please take a few moments of their time to complete our Business Impact of …

Judge Brian Lee Titus County Judge Brian Lee today expanded the current Local State of Disaster Declaration for the county, which covers all cities, including Mount Pleasant. The declaration includes additional measures that start at 12:01 am, Thursday, April 2. It will be in effect until further notice. Here is …

From Paris Optimist Baseball: Due to the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19, the Paris Optimist will extend the suspension of its baseball activities until May 4 to support the nation’s need to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keep the kids safe. This is a quickly changing situation. …