COVID-19

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom Wednesday issued an amended, Declaration of Disaster for Public Health Emergency. The new declaration mirrors the statewide declaration issued Tuesday by Governor Abbott and includes a “Stay Safe At Home” order. The term “Shelter in Place” has been determined to be inaccurate because it refers …

Wednesday, April 1 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 891,487 44,232 30,739 185,739 The U.S. 190,818 4,129 3,634 7,141 Texas 3,925 59 1 21 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 …

Paris Optimist Baseball will extend the suspension of all baseball activities until May 4. They will continue to monitor the Coronavirus situation and monitor information assess information from the CDC, state and the City of Paris. Stay in contact with Optimist Baseball Facebook and webpage. Play catch with your player …

The turnaround time for receiving the results of coronavirus testing in Lamar and some other East Texas counties is longer than had been hoped. Currently, the lab in Tyler, which is region 4 and 5 for the state of Texas is unable to take specimens due to a shortage in …

Governor Greg Abbott is prohibiting the release of inmates with a history of violent crimes. Several counties are now reportedly considering the broad-scale release of arrested or jailed individuals as a result of COVID-19.

Fannin County Commissioners are reportedly preparing a “Shelter-in-Place” order and will meet electronically today at 3:00 pm. The order will expand on the county’s current Declaration of Disaster. Included in the shelter order, is a requirement that if one person in a household is tested, the entire household must be …

The City of Paris is closing all city parks except the Trail de Paris and the walking track at Dragon Park effective immediately. The goal of this closing is to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Contact with playground equipment and activities that bring people into close contact …

Total Tests 42,992 Public Labs 3,934 Private Labs 39,058 Cases Reported 3,266 Fatalities 41

  Gov. Greg Abbott issues essential services-only order until Apr 30; schools to remain closed until May 4 The state has provided a list of what is considered an essential service or activity. Author: Shawna M Reding, Jeff Bell Published: 2:50 pm CDT Mar 31, 2020 Updated: 4:23 pm CDT …

Wood County is now reporting a case of COVID-19. The following is a statement on the Quitman Police Department’s Facebook page. “Chief Cole and the department would like to inform the citizens that there has been one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Quitman. There are 15 other people that have …