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Court Hears Recovery Updates, Resignation Letter From JP #1 The Hill County Commissioners Court heard an update on winter storm recovery efforts and learned that Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Martis Ward plans to resign from his position in a regular meeting held Tuesday, February 23. County Judge Justin Lewis read a letter to the court from Ward, who was first elected as justice of the peace in 1990. He said that he was making the decision after careful consideration and with a heavy heart. Ward wrote that his resignation will be effective when a new justice of the peace is hired and the office is relocated. It has been both an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Hill County, Ward wrote. He added that he will continue to offer his services as needed.
“The problem is everyone is going to want to get out and play in it, so I’m hoping they play in their own yard, and not try to get out on the roads and ride around because that’s where the hazard is,” Hemrick said.
He said he was keeping an eye on the forecast to make sure people who wanted to get COVID-19 tests Sunday don’t get stuck.
“In my facility, we run a regional COVID-19 testing center. We’re trying to make decisions right now on whether or not to bring those people in tomorrow for testing,” Hemrick said.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Arriving In Texas, First Deliveries Not Available Locally Health care workers in Texas began receiving COVID-19 vaccines this week, and the state was slated to receive 224,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the week. The deliveries began after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of Pfizer s vaccine for individuals 16 and over last week. The doses were shipped to 109 hospitals in 34 counties, but Hill County was not on the first week s distribution list released by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). With the minimum order for the Pfizer vaccine set at 975 doses, the initial distribution was limited to larger hospitals.