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Bethlehem Councilwoman Crampsie Smith 1st to declare in 4-seat council race Updated Jan 23, 2021; Bethlehem City Councilwoman Grace Crampsie Smith is seeking her first four-year term on the governing body. The Easton Area High School counselor was already running unopposed to fill a two-year council term when Councilman Shawn Martell resigned in September 2019. Council appointed her to fill the short-term vacancy until the November election. Crampsie Smith then won the two-year term — create...

Brownwood ISD will join 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. “Our team of school board trustees are highly focused on making difficult decisions for our district,” said Brownwood ISD Superintendent, Dr. Joe Young. “They are volunteers with significant responsibility in our community: educating our children. Celebrating School Board Recognition month is one way to say thanks for the work they do year-round, all without pay.” Serv...

Brownwood ISD School Board of Trustees (back, left to right) Tim Jacobs, Roderick Jones, Sr., Michael Cloy, Codie Smith, Eric Evans (front) Diane Thompson, Dr. Lisa Fowler [BISD photo] Brownwood ISD will join 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. “Our team of school board trustees are highly focused on making difficult decisions for our district,” said Brownwood ISD Superintendent, Dr. Joe Young. “They are volunteers with significa...

New Rockport emergency room fills urgent care void and last updated 2021-01-05 23:01:35-05 ROCKPORT, Texas — When Code 3 ER suddenly closed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in late March, it left Aransas County without a functioning emergency room. “That’s hard on the public -- the people of Aransas County," county judge Burt Mills said. "If you have to drive 30 minutes to get to the closest ER, that can be too long.” That concern was put to rest Tuesday when Corpus...

Budgeting in the age of COVID-19: Here is the 2021 spending for Lehigh Valley towns with 10K or more residents Updated Jan 02, 2021; Families and friends have mourned hundreds who have died across the region from the coronavirus, thousands more locally have battled the virus and all of us have had to adjust our daily routines to live with the pandemic. Municipal officials in Lehigh and Northampton counties also have had to contend with the effects of the pandemic -- including drops in revenue,...

I don’t understand why Edgecombe County Health Department Director Karen Lachapelle will not report the whole truth when it comes to the reporting of COVID-19. We receive limited information and not all the information that other counties report. I question why Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans and the majority Black county commissioners are not making sure the citizens are getting the full report. We are experiencing a pandemic, so why is Lachapelle allowed to get away with not reportin...

Dec 29, 2020 The COVID-19 situation in Hunt County has meant a disruption in how county officials will be sworn-in to their offices to start the new year. The COVID-19 situation in Hunt County has meant a disruption in how county officials will be sworn-in to their offices to start the new year. The officials who will be taking the office for the first time will include a new sheriff, county commissioner, county attorney and county court at law judge No. 2. But unlike previous years, they wonâ...

A 14-year county employee has been named Edgecombe County’s new assistant county manager. Michael Matthews, who has been serving as the county’s utilities director, fills a position that became vacant when William Johnson was named as the city manager in Randleman. In his new position, Matthews will work closely with County Manager Eric Evans in directing special projects, implementing strategic organizational improvements and directly supervising some departments. As the utilities di...

VALE — Malheur County officials said Monday that 68 local companies have applied for a total of $1.5 million in county COVID-19 relief funding — double what is available. The county received $768,183 in state grant funds to be awarded to local businesses. More than half of the applications are from the hospitality industry, officials said. The Malheur County Court will likely decide next week which firms will get an award. The deadline to apply was Wednesday. An informal committee of ...

First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi The vaccine is administered in two doses, with inoculations scheduled to begin for first responders and front line medical staff on Dec. 23. Author: KIII Staff Updated: 5:11 PM CST December 22, 2020 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi received its first shipment of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Dec. 22. The vaccine, developed by the American pharmaceutic...