COVID-19

Are you 65 or older and want Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine? Winnsboro’s CHRISTUS Mother Frances Health gives the shots at Winnsboro First United Methodist’s Family Life Center Thursday (Mar 18) and Friday (Mar 19) from 9:00 am until noon. Email Diana.Bottoms@CHRISTUSHealth.org and give your full name, birth date, phone …

Thursday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt lifted coronavirus restrictions statewide as more people are receiving vaccinations and the number of new cases and hospitalizations decline. State health commissioner Dr. Lance Frye said more than 1.3 million people in Oklahoma had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County and Austin officials to force them to rescind their local mask orders, he announced Thursday. “I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law,” Paxton tweeted. “They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging …

Texas reported 6,185 new COVID-19 cases and 212 deaths.

63 vaccinated for COVID Sixty-three North Lamar ISD employees and spouses received their COVID vaccines on Wednesday.  The district’s four nurses along with two of the county’s medical personnel administered the vaccines to those interested.  Aaron Parker Elementary and Bailey Intermediate nurse Shanon Erickson gives Jimmy Johnson his vaccine while his wife Kim Johnson, Parker …

Texas reported 5,350 new Covid-19 cases and 202 Covid deaths Wednesday.

At the end of the statewide mask mandate and most occupancy restrictions in the state, Johns Hopkins University reports the number of cases of the virus in Texas is again climbing. The Johns Hopkins data show the two-week rolling average of new COVID in the state is up by 500.3 …

Texas reported 5,409 new COVID-19 cases and 184 deaths.

Paris Independent School District is aware of Governor Abbott’s recent decision to lift the statewide mask mandate effective March 10, 2021. In GA-34, Governor Abbott clarified that school districts must continue to follow minimum standard health protocols provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as they are updated. On March …