The recovery from last weekâs winter storm will continue for weeks â and possibly months. The Belton Independent School District is beginning the formal administrative process to pick up those pieces.
Trustees, in four separate unanimous decisions Wednesday, agreed to pay staff for the week of canceled classes, applied for two waivers for missed school days and remote instruction and suspended bidding requirements so facilities can be repaired faster.
Belton ISD was closed Feb. 12 to Monday after the recent storm brought record snow, ice and subfreezing temperatures. All district employees will get paid for that period.
âCOVID and our weather have been challenging situations,â Superintendent Matt Smith said, noting it was especially hard for the districtâs staff. âWeâre their lifeblood.â
The Bell County Public Health District announced six new COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday, as active cases fell to 399 â 26 fewer than Tuesday.
These fatalities, which were identified after death records were received from the state of Texas, increased Bell Countyâs COVID-19 death toll to 356, Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
A woman in her 70s from Temple, two men in their 90s from Temple, a woman aged 99-plus from Temple, a woman in her 40s from Harker Heights and a man in his 80s from Bell County were among the latest deaths, according to the health district.
Robison-Chadwell also highlighted how a previously reported death was removed from Bell Countyâs total following a jurisdictional update.
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Although the Bell County Public Health District planned to regularly update its COVID-19 dashboard this week, weather-related issues prevented local health officials from releasing figures Wednesday afternoon.“Due to the weather
Although shelters and warming stations could lead to new COVID-19 cases, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said residents should still seek services if they cannot shelter