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By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Grayson County reported three more COVID-19 related deaths Thursday bringing the total since the pandemic began to 193. The county also announced 156 new cases bringing the total active cases to 742 on Thursday. Even though some people in the county have begun to receive a vaccine for the virus, the report from the GC Office of Emergency Management and Health Department continues to stress the absolute need for people to continue to wear masks, practice social distancing, wash their hands frequently and remain home if they are ill or suspect that they may b...

Herald Democrat Wednesday's release of public information from Grayson County about current COVID-19 cases revealed another large spike in local cases. The county reported 312 new cases on Wednesday bringing the active number of cases in the county to 773. Fortunately, the number of reported deaths from the virus in the county did not increase on Wednesday and remained at 190. Even though some people in the county have begun to receive a vaccine for the virus, the report from the GC Office of Emergency Management and Health Department continues to stress the absolute need for people to contin...

Herald Democrat Grayson County reported nine new COVID-19 related deaths Monday bringing the total county residents lost to the disease to 190. Because of the way the state of Texas is handling death certificates, it is not possible to easily ascertain when those people died or any other biographical information about them. In addition to the new deaths, the county released information showing the active case load in the county surged over the weekend just shy of 700 cases before falling back into the 350 range by Monday. A report released by the Grayson County Health Department and the GC O...

Herald Democrat Grayson County fire officials are investigating a Monday morning fire the claimed the lives of two people in Bells. The Bells Fire Department received a call of a residence on fire in the 500 block of N. Denison at around 3:27 a.m. Fire crews arrived on the scene and found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed. Upon investigating the site, the bodies of two people were discovered in a rear bedroom of the structure. Grayson County Fire Marshal John Weda said the identities of the deceased have not been released, but said a young couple was known to be living in the trailer.

Herald Democrat The last day of the year of old year brought more sad COVID-19 news for Grayson County with the county reporting nine more COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday evening. That brought the total for the county since the pandemic began to 181.  The county also announced 128 new cases with an active total number of cases on Thursday of 420. Since the pandemic began, more than 6,100 people have been confirmed to have suffered from the virus. There have been more than 58,800 COVID-19 tests given in Grayson County. As of Thursday, 3,567 of the people who have had the illness were fem...