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I am thirty-one years older than my daughter. I recently told her, “The world you are living in is much different than the one I imagined for you.”
Read moreThe Texas Chief Deputies Association has announced that, after a near three-week battle with the novel coronavirus, Lynn County Sheriff Abraham Vega died on July 11. Sheriff Vega died due to complications from COVID-19.
Read moreWhile people are debating the mask or facial covering issue, I choose to go by the governor's mandate. It's not only a way to protect myself and others from COVID-19, but it's also becoming the new fashion accessory of 2020.
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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has again suspended elective surgeries in hospitals in 104 counties located within 11 of the state’s 22 trauma service areas. Each of the trauma service areas has a regional advisory council and a trauma system plan to respond to health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 virus cases continue to rise in Terry County. Total cases are now at 47 with 24 active and 23 recoveries. There has not been any information given as to where cases 5 through 47 have come from only small details as far as age ranges. There have been no Terry County cases or patients placed in the hospital and no deaths reported due to the coronavirus. According to the Texas Dept. of State Health Services 313 tests have been administered to Terry County residents, or 2.5% of the Terry County population and 15% of those tested were confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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On Tuesday, July, 7 Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath released additional guidance concerning schools reopening for the fall semester. Through the past several weeks the debate as to whether or not students and faculty should go back to school, specifically in-house has become contentious.
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On Friday night around 10:30 p.m. the Lubbock Police Dept. received a call about a man who had been shot at a 7-Eleven convenience store located at University Ave and Marsha Sharp Freeway. According to witnesses, they heard a few people arguing and then a gunshot rang out.
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