Less than a week into the new year, the rate of COVID-19 infections and the number of people hospitalized in Texas for COVID-19 are at record levels, while the 7-day average for new cases and deaths are spiking — but only about a third of the vaccine doses allocated for Texans have been given out, according to state numbers.
ABOVE: A Mexia police officer monitors the railroad underpass on Ross at Highway 14. Rain fell most of Wednesday night and continued Thursday morning. According to limestoneweather.net, pafrts of the county received 7-9 inches of rain in 24 hours, Dec. 30-31.
Four Emergency Service District board members take the oath of office from County Judge Richard Duncan, left, at Monday’s swearing-in at the Limestone County courthouse. Continuing right, are Binkley Simmons, Michael “Mike” Jones and Mark Jones, all with ESD No. 1; and Barbara Hicks, of ESD No. 2.
Editor’s note: The following news announcements are from the Office of Gov. Greg Abbott (gov.texas.gov) or Attorney General Ken Paxton (www.texasattorneygeneral.gov). They have been summarized for space considerations, but the full press releases are available at the respective websites.
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