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By Suzanne Bardwell With a growing threat of the spread of COVID-19, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt issued a voluntary shelter-in-place directive on Tuesday at a 1 p.m. press conference at Gregg County Courthouse. “This threat has caused us to take unprecedented actions,” Judge Stoudt said. “Every county around us has at least one confirmed

Workforce Solutions East Texas offers families taking part in our Child Care Services (CCS) program guidance, and educational information to combat the spread of COVID-19, as well as how to manage service needs due to changes they may be experiencing with their employment or child care center operations. The CCS program subsidizes child care for

AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) values the health and safety of Texas veterans, their families, and spouses. To reduce exposure to the COVID-19 virus, starting March 19, 2020 services provided by the TVC will be conducted virtually.   A listing of services is provided by city at https://www.tvc.texas.gov/about/office-locations/ . Veterans may contact their

In compliance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order issued today to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Texas, the Parks Fitness Center will close at noon on Friday, March 20, until further notice. Although the executive order is scheduled to end at 11:59 p.m. on April 3, the reopening date of the fitness center could

AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services encourages all Texans in need of COVID-19 information and referrals to community resources to call the 2-1-1 Texas hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “As we encourage people to use social distancing and to stay at home when possible, this state resource can help the

  AUSTIN – Amid growing public health concerns, the March meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission previously scheduled for March 25-26 has been cancelled. All agenda items have been postponed until the May meeting. “In light of what is happening with the public health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, this cancellation is

Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt issued the following  “Declaration of Local Disaster and Public Health” Monday:   WHEREAS, the disease Covid-19 currently poses a significant health risk to the residents of the Gregg County and has been declared a World, National and State Health Emergency; and, WHEREAS, the Covid-19 disease was confirmed to exist in

GISD Schools are closed for the next two weeks. Please see the attached letter from the superintendent.