Veteran Partners of Texas held a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War on Saturday, April 17, with Joe “JoeRob” Roberts serving as master of ceremonies and an estimated 50 to 60 people attending. Because the group lost a highly esteemed member, “Poppa Dave” Jordan, four months ago, the organization decided to name the local 50th anniversary commemorations for Jordan from now on.
Limestone County’s unemployment rate was low in early 2020, before the COVID coronavirus hit in March. Limestone’s unemployment rose from 4.1 (January), 4.0 (February) and 5.5 (March) in 2020 to 8.4, 8.9 and 9.3, respectively, for the three months comprising 2020’s second quarter.
Mexia’s Habitat for Humanity is at the beginning of its cycle of finding a new homeowner of one of their homes, so they have put out the word for potential homeowners to start the process of buying a house through Habitat.
Electricity outages in Texas could occur again this summer — just a few months after the devastating winter storm that left millions of Texans without power for days — if the state experiences a severe heat wave or drought combined with high demand for power, according to recent assessments by the state’s grid operator.
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