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Whitewright- 498 Bethel Cannon Rd, Whitewright Residents are encouraged to bring all water used for consumption to a rigorous boil prior to use. This includes drinking, cooking, ice making and brushing of teeth, among other uses. In lieu of boiling, the city also recommends that residents purchase bottled water or use water obtained from an outside source. "Due to major power outages throughout the area, the City of Shermans surface water system experienced reduced system pressure," an update o...

While winter weather storms continue to wreak havoc on Texas, some people are dealing with power outages, a decrease in water pressure and COVID-19.

By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Grayson County reported 39 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday which made the total number of active cases confirmed in the county 302. So far, since the pandemic began, 10,066 people in the county have had confirmed cases of the virus. Of those 285 have died and 9,479 recovered. Statistics provided by the Grayson County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management show that 80,417 tests have been administered for the virus in the county. On Thursday, t...

By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat The good news is that the active number of COVID-19 cases in the county continues to fall according to information released on Friday. The bad news is three more people suffered COVID-19 related deaths. Because of the way the state is releasing information about COVID-19 deaths, the Herald Democrat cant say when the people died, just that the county notified the public about the deaths on Friday evening. Nor can we report on how old the people were, where in t...

Grayson Countys COVID-19 related deaths hits 230 on Monday

By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Grayson County reported three more COVID-19 related deaths Thursday bringing the total since the pandemic began to 193. The county also announced 156 new cases bringing the total active cases to 742 on Thursday. Even though some people in the county have begun to receive a vaccine for the virus, the report from the GC Office of Emergency Management and Health Department continues to stress the absolute need for people to continue to wear masks, practice socia...

Herald Democrat Wednesdays release of public information from Grayson County about current COVID-19 cases revealed another large spike in local cases. The county reported 312 new cases on Wednesday bringing the active number of cases in the county to 773. Fortunately, the number of reported deaths from the virus in the county did not increase on Wednesday and remained at 190. Even though some people in the county have begun to receive a vaccine for the virus, the report from the GC Office of Em...

Herald Democrat Grayson County reported nine new COVID-19 related deaths Monday bringing the total county residents lost to the disease to 190. Because of the way the state of Texas is handling death certificates, it is not possible to easily ascertain when those people died or any other biographical information about them. In addition to the new deaths, the county released information showing the active case load in the county surged over the weekend just shy of 700 cases before falling back ...

Herald Democrat Grayson County fire officials are investigating a Monday morning fire the claimed the lives of two people in Bells. The Bells Fire Department received a call of a residence on fire in the 500 block of N. Denison at around 3:27 a.m. Fire crews arrived on the scene and found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed. Upon investigating the site, the bodies of two people were discovered in a rear bedroom of the structure. Grayson County Fire Marshal John Weda said the identities of th...

Herald Democrat The last day of the year of old year brought more sad COVID-19 news for Grayson County with the county reporting nine more COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday evening. That brought the total for the county since the pandemic began to 181.  The county also announced 128 new cases with an active total number of cases on Thursday of 420. Since the pandemic began, more than 6,100 people have been confirmed to have suffered from the virus. There have been more than 58,800 COVID-19 t...