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Blood donors eligible for free antibody testing next week
By Uvalde Leader-News Staff, September 3, 2020 In response to an urgent need to bolster a low blood supply, Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College in Uvalde will host a blood drive on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will have donation stations at
Absent widespread testing, Texas schools have limited tools to prevent coronavirus spread
Coronavirus cases are inevitable as Texas schools reopen. The challenge for administrators will be preventing large-scale outbreaks.
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 29, 2020; AP Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of
Texas officials want to cut funding for women’s health services while preserving an anti-abortion program
An August budget document shows funding for the anti-abortion program would be maintained, but reduced for doctors and clinics that provide reduced-cost contraception and health screenings.
South Texas chaplain prayed with his hospice patients, then coronavirus came
The hospital where he had previously ministered to terminally ill patients was full when Adolfo Alvarado Jr. neared death in his Mission home. He was finally admitted, and his daughter watched on her laptop as he died.
COVID numbers improve, free testing set for Aug. 24
By Hill Country Community Journal Staff, August 19, 2020 The Tuesday, Aug. 18, end-of-day numbers tracking the COVID-19 pandemic here in Kerr County reflected an improved scenario by most accounts. The county logged a single case of positive infection. That brings the number of Kerr County citizens who have tested positive locally to 426 since
Peterson Health reports no COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kerr County for first time in weeks
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 19, 2020 For the first time in several weeks, no one in Kerr County is hospitalized with coronavirus at Peterson Regional Medical Center. On top of that news, Peterson Health announced there was just one new case of the virus reported on Tuesday. For nearly a month, Peterson has
Trump called the USMCA the best trade deal ever. Analysts say unlikely to help Texas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has clobbered the Texas economy and trade with Mexico, clouding the trade deal’s potential impacts, experts say.
Restaurants, bars and breweries scramble to reinvent themselves to get around Gov. Greg Abbott’s bar shutdown
Businesses that make up most of their sales with alcohol were closed down by Abbott's latest shutdown order, leaving them to maneuver through loopholes to reopen.
Leaked COVID-19 Data Shows Worse than Misleading
By Doug Badger and Amy Anderson at the The Daily Signal, August 5, 2020; Updated August 10, 2020 What’s the No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in America? Is it Los Angeles County, which led the nation with nearly 200,000 confirmed cases on Aug. 2, according to Johns Hopkins University? Is it Miami-Dade County, Florida, which ranked second
The only Texas prison reporting zero coronavirus cases is where inmates make soap. But that’s not what’s credited with protecting it.
Of more than 100 Texas prison units, the Roach Unit's apparent ability to avoid the virus has been attributed to a remote location and a warden who strictly enforces precautionary measures.
Free COVID-19 testing offered today at HCYEC
By Hill Country Post Lead Editor There are free oral swab COVID-19 testing will be offered today, Aug. 5, at the Hill Country Youth Event Center No symptoms are need be present and no doctor’s order is necessary for Kerr County citizens to receive test. Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator William B. “Dub” Thomas urges
