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County officials promote vaccination locations

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As reported on Monday, August 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration gave official approval of the Pfizer Vaccine ending the Emergency Use Authorization, (EAU) declaration. Kaufman County officials also passed a resolution last week supporting the promotion of vaccinations and have gathered information about where residents can get, not only the Pfizer vaccine, but also the Moderna and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

Tigers ready for season opener

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After weeks of two-a-day workouts and scrimmages, the first Friday night of the 2021 regular season is now less than a week away for football programs across the state of Texas. Terrell, which finished last season with a 3-7 record overall, including a 2-4 mark in District 7-4A play, will officially kick off its season on the road against Carrollton Newman Smith Aug.
Tigers ready for season opener

There’s hogs in them thar Hawaiian hills

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Just last week, I spent a few days in Hawaii with my bride of 50 years and youngest son and his finance. Lisa and I were celebrating our fifty-year wedding anniversary and our son proposed to his bride to be on a moonlight evening on Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu. Visiting Nutridge Estate high atop a mountain above Honolulu and dancing to Elvis’ famous version of ‘Blue Hawaii’ with my wife of fifty years while looking down on the lights of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor and the distant Pacific Ocean was a moving moment.
Dave Lopaka Millwood (Honolulu Dave) with a big boar he killed with a crossbow in the mountains of Oahu. PHOTO BY DAVE MILLWOOD

Abbott, DSHS, TDEM launch additional COVID-19 antibody infusion centers

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AUSTIN–Governor Greg Abbott announced Aug. 13 that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) are launching nine COVID-19 antibody infusion centers throughout the state. The first infusion center, located in San Antonio, has served over 100 Texans since opening Aug. 10. Additionally, an infusion center in Corpus Christi began operations Aug. 13 at the RMB Fairgrounds. An infusion center in Austin will launch Aug. 16 at the Travis County Expo Center and DSHS is currently working with local officials to launch similar operations in Conroe, Dallas-Fort Worth and Laredo in the coming days.
GREG ABBOTT

Capital Highlights

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A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans.

TxDOT launches “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign

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Despite much lower traffic levels around Texas schools due to the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones last year. So as millions of Texas students return to class, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to watch out for kids walking and biking to school to keep everyone safe.