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Temple school trustees will consider hiring two elementary school principals and a director of academic intervention at a meeting Monday night.

I became a teacher because I wanted to reach young lives,: 25 News continues celebrating teachers and last updated 2021-05-05 19:54:29-04 TEMPLE, TX — Teachers have been working even harder than usual over the past year making all of us showing our appreciation that much more special. Wednesday, May 5, 25 News was able to show Michelle Rutkowski, a teacher at Cater Elementary School in Temple, that she wasn’t forgotten. Everyday teachers like Ms. Rutkowski roll up their sleeves to hel...

One new COVID-19 related death was recorded in Bell County Tuesday, according to the Bell County Public Health District. Dr. Amanda Robison-Chadwell, director of the district, said the death came from a man in his 70s from Killeen — increasing the total number of deaths in the county to 411. The county has seen a total of 21,653 cases of the virus along with 20,906 recoveries. “Our incidence rate remained the same at 87.6 per 100,000 as did our active number of cases at 318,” Rob...

Although the Bell County Public Health District planned to regularly update its COVID-19 dashboard this week, weather-related issues prevented local health officials from releasing figures Wednesday afternoon.“Due to the weather

Although shelters and warming stations could lead to new COVID-19 cases, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said residents should still seek services if they cannot shelter

County spokesman James Stafford told the Telegram that Pfizer notified Bell County regarding the shipment delay. “Our shipment has not left Kalamazoo, Michigan,” he said. “We got a notification from Pfizer that they are not going to ship doses until they know that it can get here on time” Stafford said shipments from Pfizer are packaged with dry ice, and need to arrive at its destination within 24 hours in order to maintain the vaccines’ ultra-cold storage. “Dry ic...

The Bell County Public Health District identified three COVID-19 related fatalities on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 144. “Those were for three women: one from Temple in her 60s, one from Harker Heights in her 80s and another from Killeen in her 80s,” Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said. “Our thoughts go out to their loved ones in this difficult time.” Residents aged 60 years and older now represent about 92 percent of all COVID-19-related deaths in ...

Despite the first 3,900 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arriving at Baylor Scott & White on Tuesday, the hospital system stressed that residents need to remain vigilant.  “That is something that we do have to stress because the vaccine is just one tool in a tool kit,” said Dr. Stephen Sibbitt, chief medical officer for Baylor Scott & White–Temple region. “We absolutely endorse the continued use of masks, physical distancing, staying away from crowds and washing yo...

Tuesday was “game-changing” for Bell County’s frontline health care workers as Baylor Scott & White received its first 3,900 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. “This pandemic has weighed heavily on everybody in the country, including our health care workers who have shouldered a huge burden during this crisis. But today, there was optimism and hope,” said Dr. Stephen Sibbitt, chief medical officer for Baylor Scott & White – Temple region. “There was just...

The Bell County Public Health District identified five new COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday as active cases reached 1,488 — 57 more than Tuesday. “We had five new deaths reported today ... which include two men in their 70s from Killeen, a man in his 60s from Killeen, a man in his 70s from Temple and a man in his 40s from Killeen,” Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said. “Our condolences go out to their families.” These latest fatalities brought the coun...