The COVID-19 vaccine from a big city perspective
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Texas’ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals, long-term care
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Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday.
Hemphill County election website deemed outstanding
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The League of Women Voters of Texas is celebrating 56 “outstanding” November 2020 general election websites from Texas’ 254 counties. Among those doing with the best effort in providing accurate, accessible, and useful voter information is Hemphill County.
State Capital Highlights
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Public access to Legislature up in the air When the Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 12, a key question is how the public will have access to their lawmakers during the pandemic.
Three lives: Living and dying with COVID
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PART ONE PAULA KAY HARGROVE and Ty Kent Williams fell in love on the dance floor of a Perryton club. It was a lifetime ago, back in 1986.
Hospital district prepares for move to new Mesa View Senior Living, parses rising COVID costs
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The planned move-in to the new Mesa View Senior Living facility was delayed from the first of this week, and at Tuesday’s meeting of the Hemphill County Hospital Board, Administrator Christy Francis said if the move doesn’t take place by the first of next week, it will have to...
Dr. Verbi urges continued caution as COVID-19 trends downward here, but surges nationwide
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The number of new COVID cases diagnosed nationwide topped 230,000 this week, and on Wednesday, a new single-day record of 3,400 deaths attributed to the virus was recorded. But in Hemphill County, the new case count has dropped in the last two weeks.
Electoral College affirms Biden victory, Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit
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In a major procedural step on Monday—five weeks after the general election on Nov. 3—the Electoral College affirmed Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump, denying the incumbent a second term in office.
DPS announces temporary waiver for April 2021 DL/ID expirations
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AMARILLO—The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced that the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses (DLs) and identification cards (IDs) ends on April 14, 2021. Customers who need to renew are urged to make an appointment today. The waiver, granted by Gov.
State Capital Highlights
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Shining less bright The Texas Education Agency partially extinguished STAAR for this school year because of the pandemic. The agency said the A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year because of the disruptions to learning.
