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A grand jury indicted a former member of a Collin County Volunteer Fire Department for setting two of the fires he helped fight. There are indications there may be the third fire as well. According to court records, they charged 28-year-old Dylan Ima, Anna, with setting fire to two abandoned …
Read More »Coronavirus Continues To Keep Kids Off The Playground
The Coronavirus continues to keep kids off the playground. Most Texas kids are still learning from home, due to the COVID restrictions. That means virtual classes in core subjects like English and math. But one thing that has gone away is recess. Professor Matt Bowers at UT-Austin says that’s a …
Read More »Texas And Oklahoma COVID-19 Numbers For Monday Sept. 22
TikTok to Texas?
There’s a chance Texas can be a winner if a proposed partnership goes through to completion. TikTok, the Chinese-based social media platform owned by Bytedance, was told by the Trump administration that it had to sell to american partners for it to continue working in the us. Governor Greg Abbott …
Read More »Texas Changes COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Rules
It’s been more than six months since Texas nursing home residents could have in-person visits. But that’s going to change this week. Beginning Thursday, a resident will be allowed two designated essential family care-givers who can visit, although just one at a time. They’ll have to get training on the …
Read More »Texas And Oklahoma COVID-19 Update For Monday Sept. 21
The Texas State Health Department reported Sunday there were 688,534 total cases of COVID19 and 14,893 deaths. The department estimates that 609,210 people have recovered from the virus, and there are 64,431 active cases. The Oklahoma health department reported Sunday there were 76,807 total cases reported and a total of …
Read More »Sulphur Springs Wildcats Athletic Update
Tuesday 9/22 Volleyball host Commerce (online tickets www.ssisd.net) Tennis host Longview (varsity only) Thursday 9/24 JH Volleyball @ Marshall JH Cross Country @ Commerce JV Tennis @ Pleasant Grove 9B Football host Longview @ Prim 4:00 pm (online tickets www.ssisd.net) JV Football host Wakeland @ Prim 6:00 pm (online tickets www.ssisd.net) 9A Football @ Frisco Wakeland HS 6:00 pm (see link …
Read More »State Launches Coronavirus Dashboard For Texas Public School Case Data
The Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency has launched its coronavirus dashboard showing Texas public school case data. As of Thursday afternoon, the dashboard shows 2,344 positive cases out of 1.1 million students learning in-person. DSHS says that’s less than .5 percent of the total …
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