Gregg County judge issues voluntary ‘Shelter-at-Home’ order

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

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Workforce Solutions East Texas Announces Assistance to Child Care Services Program Participants, and Distribution of COVID-19 Health and Safety Educational Materials

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

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Texas Veterans Commission continues assistance to veterans via virtual meetings

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

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Parks Fitness Center will close at noon on Friday until further notice

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

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Texans Urged to Use 2-1-1 Texas Social Services Hotline For COVID-19 Information and Referrals

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.

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March Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting Cancelled

  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

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DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

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

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GISD issues extension on Spring Break

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

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Back to the Bricks is Back!

East Texas car enthusiasts didn’t let a virus get in the way of cruising on Gladewater’s brick streets Thursday as the the “Back to the Bricks” resumed thanks to Daylight

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Gregg County cancels jury trials and service due to coronavirus

March 13, 2020 PRESS RELEASE Today the Judges of Gregg County have cancelled all jury trials and jury service through March 31. This action is based upon guidance provided by the Office of Court

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Texas governor declares statewide emergency, says state will soon be able to test thousands

Texas is declaring a statewide public health disaster. There have been at least 50 known cases in the state — 11 identified at a federal quarantine site at Lackland Air Force Base and 39

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