to close for holidays
Curative has announced that its mobile coronavirus testing sites in San Marcos, Wimberley, Buda, Dripping Springs and Kyle will be closed Dec. 24-25, 31 and Jan. 1 in observation of Christmas and New Years. Testing will resume Jan. 2.
The testing is provided at no cost to the individual and is available to anyone, whether or not they reside in Hays County. Curative is billing private insurance companies for test services, but there will be no out-of-pocket cost to the individual being tested. Those without insurance will not be turned away and will receive the test for free.
To view locations and make an appointment: curativetest.com.
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UTA study helps older adults lead more active lifestyles
Thanks to support from the W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), a University of Texas at Arlington multidisciplinary research team is developing a study aimed at helping older adults lead more active lifestyles.
Kate Hyun, assistant professor of civil engineering, is leading the $535,000 project. She said she and her research team are grateful to the Caruth Fund of the CFT for supporting the project, which seeks to help older adults become more active, especially those who may have become more sedentary during the pandemic.
Trisha Cunningham and her troops are miracle workers in pandemic response
The North Texas Food Bank provided more than 84 million meals to the hungry during COVID-19. That’s why she’s Cheryl Hall’s nominee for Texan of the Year.
North Texas Food Bank CEO Trisha Cunningham gave a thumbs up to volunteers Brittany Kennedy (left) and Lacy Ware as they distributed food to families lined up at Fair Park in Dallas on Nov. 14.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Endless lines of vehicles waiting for food will be an indelible image of 2020 a scene that’s both heartbreaking and inspirational.
It was tragic to see so many people of every age, class and background in such dire straits. Many of them had never worried about where their next meal would come from.