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County reports first breakthrough COVID cases By Kansan Staff Some 26% of people living in Harvey County are fully vaccinated as of April 27, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The county reported two "breakthrough" cases — new cases of COVID-19 "For Harvey County, that is not bad. One of those is a variant," said Lynette Redington, director of the Harvey County Health Department.  "It is called the New York variant. It is classed as a variant of interest ...

RALEIGH — Approximately 30 percent of all adults age 18 and older have received both rounds of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to statistics from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The organization reports that more than 6.8 million total doses of vaccine have been administered in the state as of April 27, noting that of individuals 75 years of age and older 77.3 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 72 percent have received...

Baconton Charter alum makes Jr. Olympic shooting team Bethany made the Jr. Olympic team in Kerrville, Texas. (Source: Mitchell Co. Extension, 4-H) By Dave Miller | April 28, 2021 at 11:01 AM EDT - Updated April 28 at 11:17 AM CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) - Bethany High, the 2019 salutatorian of Baconton Community Charter School and a senior at Emmanuel College, recently made the USA Junior World Selection Olympic Team in target shooting. The best shooters from across the country competed for a sp...

Camilla church offers food to neighbors Mitchell Co. residents can get food Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m., until all the food is gone. (Source: Friendship) By Dave Miller | April 27, 2021 at 1:54 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 1:54 PM CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) - Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is offering free food for Mitchell County residents. The drive-thru food giveaway is set for Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m., until all the food is gone. Friendship Missionary Baptist church is just ea...

April 23, 1845: The Jonesborough Whig and Independent Journal reported of a recent marriage. “In this County, on last Thursday evening, by Rev. Elbert F. Sevier, Rev. Alexander N. Harris, to Miss Edney, daughter of David Haynes, all of this County.” April 23, 1869: The Union Flag reported exciting news from Johnson’s Depot. “A lady living at Johnson’s Depot gave birth to a triplet of boys last week. This is certainly encouraging, in view of our threatening rupture with ...

“The delivery and operation of this project provides an important opportunity for us to demonstrate the capabilities of battery storage technology and to learn valuable lessons for projects in development,” added Wünschel. “Strategically, the operation of our first project means that not only are we a leading company in wind and solar power, we have capabilities in battery storage technology that can help safely manage fluctuations in the grid due to the intermittent feed-in of renewable...

UPDATE: Man Wounded During Officer Involved Shooting Captured   SWEETWATER, TX – The man shot by police Thursday has finally be located and taken to the hospital. According to the Sweetwater Police Department, on Apr. 14, James Hearin, 41, of Sweetwater was taken into custody following a second vehicle chase. The chase began in Sweetwater after Hearin ran from a traffic stop. During the stop Hearin attempted to run over officers and was shot multiple times. It was actually not his final ...

Economist and social scientist Thorstein Veblen has been called one of America’s most original and creative thinkers. His highly acclaimed treatise “The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions” (1899) introduced the term “conspicuous consumption.” Veblen’s body of work remains seminal reading in understanding the modern consumer society and criticisms of capitalism. Thorstein Bunde Veblen was born on July 30, 1857, in Cato Township, Manitowoc...

Chastity Laskey, USA TODAY NETWORK Some 18% of people living in Ford County are fully vaccinated as of April 13, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after theyve been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna). Kansas reported 306,263 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 0.48% from the week before. The five counties with the highest percentage of their popu...

RALEIGH — COVID-19 cases in North Carolina are slowly inching toward the milestone of 1 million cases, while in Avery County, the last county to report a positive case last May, the total of confirmed positive cases has topped 2,000. Local and state vaccination statistics The latest County Alert System map and statistics were released on April 1 by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, with the report providing good news on the critical spread of COVID-19 in the state...