Upcoming Chattanooga Road Closures
Here are the upcoming road closures in Chattanooga.
Wilcox Boulevard Tunnel will be closed for painting and maintenance on the following dates and times: Saturday from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Detours will be posted. Please plan additional time while traveling.
Reggie White Boulevard will be closed in front of the First Horizon Pavilion on Saturday at 8 a.m. until Sunday at 10 p.m. during the Chattanooga Market Opening Weekend.
13th Avenue will be closed at the intersection of E 36th Street and the intersection of E 34th Street beginning Sunday at 7 a.m. through Monday at 5 a.m. for a mural painting. Detours will be posted.
Austin opens walk-up COVID vaccine clinics as Texas boosts outreach The newest phase of the DSHS campaign aims to provide widespread safety info about COVID-19 vaccines.
Photo courtesy of CVS Health Coinciding with news that Austin Public Health is rolling out a walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Delco Activity Center this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services is launching the next phase of its vaccination campaign which includes $1.5 million in TV and radio advertising and outreach pop-up events throughout Texas, including in Austin. With the goal of providing general info about vaccine safety and effectiveness, the campaign is particularly targeted at groups that research shows may be less likely to get vaccinated, according to DSHS.
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Testing.com Announces Best Free STD Testing Organizations in Austin, TX
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Leading lab testing resource shares screening and treatment options for residents as the city reports higher than average rates of STDs. SEATTLE (PRWEB) March 09, 2021
Testing.com, a trusted informational guide for medical lab testing and at-home screening, has published a report on the increasing STD cases and resources for addressing this issue in Austin. Research experts at Testing.com also evaluated top local organizations with free or low-cost health screening options for residents.
According to the report, three most common STDs reported in Augusta are chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. In Texas, the rate of reported chlamydia cases in 2018 dropped by 1 percent compared to 2017, but it increased in Travis County by nearly 3 percent while the number of gonorrhea cases reported between 2011 and 2018 increased by over 130 p
APD identifies pedestrian killed in South Austin earlier this month
By Lauren Reid
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department has identified the 65-year-old pedestrian who was killed in South Austin last month as Steven James Ingram.
According to police, the fatal crash happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. Ingram had been hit by a black 2008 Lexus ES 250 while crossing at the intersection of W. Ben White Boulevard and Menchaca Road.
Ingram was crossing from the northeast corner to the northwest corner of the intersection, according to police. A witness had told investigating officers that northbound/southbound traffic on Menchaca Road had a green light at the time of the crash, meaning that Ingram likely crossed against the street light.