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A much anticipated announcement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott took place on Monday. The governor took to the press stage once again, this time to roll out a 64 page handbook called The Governors Report to Open Texas to show and explain what businesses can reopen and what businesses will have to wait.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an updated joint guidance regarding the effect of Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-18 on religious services conducted by congregations and houses of worship. It recommends health protocols for houses of worship to guard the health and safety of their attendees while serving their respective communities of faith.
Read moreHOCKLEY/TERRY COUNTIES – As construction work continues on a $27.6 million project adding passing lanes to US 385 in Hockley and Terry counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and contractor A.L. Helmcamp, Inc. are scheduled to reduce work zone speed limits next week.
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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, joy can still be spread utilizing social distancing. Family, friends, and community members joined in unity to celebrate a very special community members’ birthday. After about a dozen drive-by birthday parades and parties in Brownfield, one family felt it was necessary to go the extra mile. Longtime Brownfield resident Bobbie (Bebe) Hicks turned 96 on Friday, April 24 and what a celebration it was as her family and friends celebrated her 96th birthday with a drive-by birthday parade and party.
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Former Wellman High School grad helps fight the COVID-19 virus with a chocolate factory. Mike Moss is the son of Bobby and Jackie Moss. Mike is a 1989 graduate of Wellman High School, before it was consolidated with Union. In 2012 Mike joined Sweet Shop USA out of Mt. Pleasant, as their company president, then in 2016 he took ownership of Sweet Shop USA chocolate factory. The chocolate company is almost 50 years old, and chocolate is really the only thing they do and they do it well.
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Another straight week of high unemployment claims in the US and oil prices are still at some of the lowest ever. On Thursday, April 23 the US Labor Dept. released the jobless claims number, another 4.4 million were received for the week ending April 18, bringing the current total jobless claims to 26 million or approximately eight percent of the US population.
Read moreInterest in at-home vegetable gardening increased significantly due to uncertainty created by COVID-19, and seed suppliers and retailers are seeing skyrocketing demand. But will high demand translate into widespread seed shortages?
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