Texas health officials have reported nearly 15,000 new coronavirus infections since Wednesday, in what is a continuing spike. Public health authorities have said that cases could grow even larger following the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Walker County Commissioners Court will meet in a called meeting on Monday, Nov. 30 with only two items on the agenda.
OKLAHOMA CITY — As influenza rates tick upward, medical professionals are urging Oklahomans to get a flu vaccination as soon as possible.
Parking lots usually full of early-bird shoppers were abandoned this year because most, if not all, stores were closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Since the toy drive’s inauguration in 1989, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church’s Santa’s Helpers has grown to help bring Christmas to around 175 to 200 families, or 400 to 500 kids in Walker County each year.
One of the most iconic Scouting groups in Texas is just like the rest of us, adjusting to the ‘new normal.’
Nothing says happy holidays like a home cooked meal.
Bricks-and-mortar or online? Locally owned or big-box? And what about the COVID-19 pandemic?
For the first time in years, many retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving.
Walmart, Boscov’s, J.C. Penney and Best Buy are among the retailers closed on the holiday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ebensburg Borough Council voted on Monday night to deny a developer’s request for the rezoning of the old Central Cambria Middle School football field.
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, more and more people are seeking COVID-19 tests in Walker County as some states require travelers to provide negative results and college students return home.
After months of fundraising and work, the grand opening of the Virtual Learning Center at The Flood City Youth Fitness Academy is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 1.
FOYIL – The establishment of a police department in Foyil could bring in more business revenue into this rural Rogers County community.
Christopher Hobbs, assistant professor of Chemistry at Sam Houston State University has been named a 2020 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar.
Thanksgiving is typically a time for families to gather around the dinner table, sharing drinks, food and love. For many, it’s a reunion, bringing together scattered individuals just once a year, however, like many events in 2020, this year’s celebrations are sure to be different.
OKLAHOMA CITY — About two dozen parents and students gathered at the Capitol Monday to protest the decision by school districts to shift from in-person to virtual learning as the state’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen.
The statewide gas price average in Texas is $1.79 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is one cent less than on this day last week and is 47 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
When the trucks roll into Texas with the first batches of COVID-19 vaccine doses – perhaps as soon as mid-December – the state will need to overcome many logistical hurdles to bring the vaccines to pharmacies, doctors’ offices, hospitals, schools, fire halls and eventually the arms of patients.
Officials with the Huntsville Police Department say they are investigating an aggravated assault that transpired this past weekend.
For the first time in its history, Walker County voters were able to cast a ballot at the polling location of their choice.
As of the Monday, Nov. 23, Oklahoma State Department of Health advisory, there have been 177,874 reported cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Of these, 142,381 have recovered and 33,844 are active. A total of 1,649 deaths have been recorded in the state.
In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases throughout the state of Oklahoma, Pafford EMS is now offering rapid COVID testing to the citizens of Claremore and its surrounding communities.
Huntsville Police Department
The Rogers County Health Department is updating the drive-thru COVID-19 testing times, according to a media release. The new times will be 3-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, beginning Nov. 30.
A traditional, Texas-style Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost $44.21, down $3.80, according to the special Texas Farm Bureau Thanksgiving Meal Report.
‘Still crazy after all these years,’ is an old song from the 70’s by Paul Simon. I don’t know what it really meant to him, but to me, it is the way of my life,” BJ Shotwell said.