Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – TN GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — A Tyson chicken plant in Goodlettsville is reporting nearly 300 confirmed cases of the coronavirus among employees, and similar scenarios are popping up across the country where COVID-19 has spread rapidly in meat processing and packing facilities. The Centers for…

(Press Release) CC Winn High School’s Air Force JROTC Unit TX-20122 has been selected as one of the 387 units to receive the 2019 – 2020 Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit Award for the 1st time in the history of the school’s existence. This award recognizes units that have performed…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2020 “Analysis: Splitting hairs in Texas, for politics and profit” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Editor’s note: If…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2020 “Texas passes grim threshold, marking more than 1,000 COVID-19 fatalities” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas passed…

By Mitchell Ferman and Anna Novak, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2020 “Business has reopened in Texas, but the economy won’t be back anytime soon, experts say” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

(Press Release) Southwest Texas Junior College President, Dr. Hector Gonzales, announced a virtual commencement ceremony would take place on July 11 during a Facebook Live virtual town hall on Thursday (May 7). Students who submitted graduation applications for May 2020 and declared “Yes” to participating in the ceremony have been…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent Samuel Mijares announced C.C. Winn High School Top Five Percent Graduates for the Class of 2020 on Friday, May 1, 2020. The highest honor of Valedictorian belongs to Juan A. Vazquez with an…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent Samuel Mijares announced the Eagle Pass High School Top Five Percent Graduates for the Class of 2020 on Friday, May 1, 2020. The top honor of Valedictorian for the Class of 2020 at…

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2020 “Dallas salon owner released from county jail after defying orders by reopening early” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

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