COVID-19

Hopkins County deputies responded to a residence on CR4711 to interview a complainant who wanted a Criminal Trespass Warning against a family member. The suspect had left the scene when deputies arrived his vehicle was soon located. A K-9 was called to the scene and alerted on the vehicle. 45-year-old …

Lamar County Emergency Management and the Paris Lamar County Health District have teamed together to set up an online Covid 19 vaccine wait list. A call center is also planned to be operational soon. Although there are no vaccines currently available in the county, a new supply is expected this …

Texas reported 12,476 new COVID-19 cases and 166 deaths. The rolling 14-day total is 317,269.

Titus County Judge Brian Lee reports that vaccine recipients will not be guaranteed a second dose starting this week on his Facebook page. Because production quantities are uncertain, the state believes it is more important to have more people vaccinated one time than fewer people vaccinated twice. Lee said the …

The Texas Department of State Health Services Sunday reported one new death in Hopkins County from the COVID-19 virus. There were ten new Coronavirus cases reported and 50 recoveries. The State COVID dashboard reported a total of 89 deaths. A total of 1,173 people have received the first dose of …

The Paris-Lamar County Health District reports two new deaths from COVID-19. The latest victims were an 84-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman, with 31 new cases of the virus reported. There have now been 5,046 total cases of the coronavirus since testing began. The Texas Department of State Health Services …

Free Drive-Up COVID-19 testing will be available at NTCC January 19-20 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. The testing center will be on the main campus in the north parking lot by the old PFA building and tennis courts.  While NTCC and CHISD faculty, staff, students, and their families are particularly …

Molecular & Antigen Cumulative Cases: 2,473 Molecular & Antigen Cumulative Recoveries: 2,163 Fatalities: 83 Total Active: 227 There are 29 patients in the COVID Unit. As of 6:00 pm Thursday, January 14, 2021, a total of 8,055 COVID tests have been performed at the testing center located at 128-A Jefferson …

There are no plans to send any vaccine to Lamar County or any other nearby rural counties. It is time for us to act and explain this is not acceptable to our state’s leaders. Send letters to: Imelda Garcia, MPH Associate Commissioner for Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services Texas Department …

The State of Texas has set up a map showing where there are currently COVID-19 vaccinations available. The supply is currently low, but this site is continually updated.