Erosions Problems Deemed an Emergency in July as Storms Accelerate Loss of Ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $9.1 million contract to expedite an emergency bluff stabilization project at the Natchez National Cemetery.
The Mississippi lawmakers worked with the Veterans Affairs Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and city officials to secure the contract, which was expedited after federal officials in mid-July designated a serious erosion at the cemetery as an emergency.
“I appreciate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Veteran Affairs for their work to meet the urgent need for repairs to the Natchez National Cemetery,” Wicker said. “This emergency contract award will help to guarantee the long-term stability of the bluffs and ensure that no damage comes to any gravesites.”
Could the latest COVID-19 surge push up vaccinations in Guadalupe County?
48.8 percent of Guadalupe County resident fully vaccinated; 56.1 percent have at least one dose
Vaccinations going up in Guadalupe County amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Seguin – With the Delta variant pushing a resurgence of COVID-19 around Texas, some vaccine providers are seeing signs that stagnant levels of new vaccinations in Guadalupe County could soon ramp up.
State statistics accessed online on Tuesday showed only 48.8% of residents 12 years or older were fully vaccinated, and 56.1% had received at least one dose. The figures do not include vaccinations administered by federal agencies, like the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Three months after an investigation into the COVID outbreak that killed 36 residents at the state-run veterans’ home in LaSalle found the facility’s management was “ineffective, reactive and…chaotic” responding to the virus’ spread, Republicans in the Illinois House are once again agitating for more information from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration.
GOP members are also renewing their call for Attorney General Kwame Raoul to open a criminal probe into the fatal outbreak, which infected nearly all the residents at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home last fall, killing more than a quarter of the facility’s population, and spreading to more than 100 staff members.
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As the Biden administration and some states began to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for government employees last week, Gov. Phil Murphy remained non-committal, commenting only with his trademark, No news on that yet.
But as the week wore on with hospitalizations and case counts growing, Murphy appeared to be strongly considering mandates, at least for some government workers. We re considering a whole series of steps as we speak and my guess is we ll take the weekend and continue to suss out those potential options, he said on CNN Friday.
Vaccinating workers at state health care centers, long-term care facilities including the state s three veterans homes, and at prisons are our highest area of focus, Murphy said.
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