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Read so far Alesia Woolridge Editor@coloradocountycitizen.com Posted in: COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Texas for distribution in mid-December 2020, but the number of people eligible to receive the vaccines first far outnumber the amount of doses available. Front-line workers, long-term care facility residents and staff were among the prioritized groups to receive the vaccines first, as the doses were to be administered in phases. Following the first phase of vaccine recipients, people eligible for Phase 1B would receive the shots next....

Eugene M. “Gene” McCord of New Braunfels passed away at home on January 15, 2021, on the 87th anniversary of his birth.  Gene was born to Bennie Michael and Millie Frances (Raska) McCord on January 15, 1934 at home in the Hope Community of Lavaca County southeast of Yoakum, Texas. He was baptized at John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth, Texas. He grew up on the family farm south of Clark’s Creek and early on he became familiar with automobiles and insisted on riding and following his daddy around because “that’s where all the fun was”.  His early educ...

Margaret Hallett's little town is 'hanging in there' during hard times FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Mieko Mahi’s Hallet Oak Gallery occupies a building on Hallettsville’s courthouse square that was designed by renowned Texas architect J. Riley Gordon.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Mieko Mahi, owner of an art gallery on Hallettsville?’s courthouse square, moved to Hallettsville from Houston 13 years ago.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 The Hallet Oak, thought to be more than 260 years old when it died in 2014, was transformed into a bison sculpture by ch...

Lavaca County deputy dies after motorcycle crash Sheriff’s Deputy Dakota Moreno died at Brooke Army Medical Center Published:  Tags:  Lavaca County Sheriff's Deputy Dakota Moreno died Dec. 22, 2020 after being involved in a motorcycle crash. (Lavaca County Sheriff's Office) A Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office deputy died in a San Antonio hospital Tuesday a day after he crashed on a motorcycle, the sheriff’s office confirmed. Deputy Dakota Moreno, 24, died at Brooke Army Medical Center where he had been airlifted for treatment. The Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office announced the deputy’s...

Texas (Pixabay) The following notes were compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports and published in a release. Here are some of the wildest reports from November 2020: Lost and Found Two Angelina County game wardens responded to a call about a lost hunter in Angelina National Forest. Upon arrival at the scene, the wardens found out the man had been missing for several hours and was a diabetic. Temperatures were dropping because of an approaching cold front so the wardens called UAV operators from TPWD’s Wildlife Division and a Tyler County game warden, and ...