Herald-Banner staff report
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The annual Hunt County Shared Ministries barbecue fundraiser is scheduled Friday in Greenville and Commerce. Courtesy graphic
The annual Hunt County Shared Ministries barbecue fundraiser is scheduled Friday in Greenville and Commerce.
This yearâs event will be a drive-through, with lunch scheduled between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday and dinner offered between 5:30 and 7 p.m. at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 6801 Wesley Street in Greenville. Patrons should enter the parking lot from Stonewall Street.
A second lunch location will be available between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Commerce, 1401 Washington Street.
Herald-Banner Staff
More than half of the older population in Hunt County has reportedly received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with four out of 10 having been fully vaccinated as of Friday morning.
The report from the Texas Department of State Health Services comes after more than 1,500 Hunt County residents were expected to receive vaccines against the virus during the past week, even while the state agency hasnât updated the countyâs overall COVID-19 statistics.
Hunt Regional Healthcare continued its COVID-19 drive-through vaccination events at Wesley United Methodist Church, even as the agency and Walgreens planned events Thursday and Friday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, during which 750 appointments were scheduled each day.
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