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Carroll County Community College is partnering with the Carroll County Health Department in vaccinating and boosting people with free COVID-19 public vaccination clinics scheduled through January.Located on campus at the Bollinger Family Conference Center in room K100, 10 clinics will be held on campus through Jan. 28.

As regional hospitals continue to be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients during this latest surge of the pandemic, Carroll County commissioners voted on Thursday to require mask wearing by all visitors to government buildings.

While COVID-19 cases in Carroll County continue to increase for the fourth week in a row, a county health official encourages residents to mask up during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Mona Becker, a former councilmember, was elected as the city’s first female mayor Tuesday night. And although she’s excited to have the title, it was not the focal point of her campaign.

Mexia community comes together to remember life of Robert Wack so no veteran dies alone and last updated 2021-03-09 07:25:57-05 MEXIA, TX — A homeless veteran was found dead in the small town of Mexia. The 81-year-old is suspected of freezing to death in the cab of his run-down truck, but the story doesnt end there. The community wants his story told so that no veteran dies alone. In February, a winter storm unlike ever before hit Mexia hard. As the town moved into emergency mode, 81-year-...

For a year now, I’ve listened to politicians lecture me about the need to “follow the science.” Well, the science says, and has said, it’s safe to open schools with the proper precautions. Yet, they remain closed in too many places. Perhaps last spring when we didn’t know much about COVID-19 closing schools was justified, but keeping them closed beyond that has come at a terrible cost.