Gratitude Square in Front of the Midland County Annex Hopes to be Completed by This Summer
If you were wondering like me what was being put in front of the Midland County Annex where the old service station used to be, it will be a veterans memorial.
According to the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the project was approved in February 2018 and was scheduled to be completed and opened in six months, but that did not happen thanks to unforeseen setbacks and a pandemic.
But now the project is getting a good shot in the arm toward completion after Midland County Commissioners Court approved $70,000 to complete the site with paving, fencing, and other work needed.
Midland County receives mobile morgue trailer from state
Dec. 10, 2020
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A mobile morgue arrived in Midland County on Tuesday, a month after officials requested it because of rising COVID-19 deaths, County Judge Terry Johnson confirmed Thursday.
The mobile morgue, or refrigerated trailer, was requested during a spike in COVID-19 deaths a few weeks ago, according to Johnson. The city of Midland reported 159 residents have died from the virus, though deaths have slowed down this month compared to November.
Midland Memorial Hospital CEO and President Russell Meyers said in a phone interview that the hospital began talking with the county a couple months ago about the possibility of running out of morgue space.