Quick hit coronavirus updates
- Carthage shuts down library, large events at city facilities
- Marshall closes library, several city services through April 15
- Gilmer City Council cancels meetings; City Hall closes
- White Oak closes playgrounds, ball fields in response to virus threat
- UT Tyler moves to online-only classes for rest of semester
Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations will be available 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Longview VA Clinic.
Marion County will offer a walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic over a three-week period beginning April 12 in Jefferson.
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Area counties reported a smattering of new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as the region’s hospitalization rate from the virus inched up slightly.
The East Texas Food Bank has scheduled another drive-thru food distribution starting at 8 a.m. Friday at the Longview Fairgrounds.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, on Monday reported seven newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Thursday bringing the total cases in the county to 6,039.
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James Morrison’s story was a familiar one Saturday at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine in Longview.
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As the Rev. James Hall looked to heaven on Good Friday, he gave a prayer of praise and thankfulness to God for guiding Longview Regional Medical Center’s team through a pandemic year and for the hope that continues to dawn in the community.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, on Thursday reported six newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Monday.
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region continues to fall as it moved closer to 2% with data released Wednesday.
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A drive-thru, no appointment necessary COVID-19 vaccine clinic is scheduled Saturday in South Longview.
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A $125,000 grant from the Eastman Foundation will help sustain Gregg County’s COVID-19 vaccine hub hosted by Christus Good Shepherd Health System.
Texas will provide state-licensed summer camps with COVID-19 rapid tests in an effort to prevent potential outbreaks, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Tuesday.
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Texas has opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older, and now the state is offering an online tool to help Texans find their shots.
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Texas is receiving more than 1 million new doses this week, and shipments are expected to increase in April, said Imelda Garcia, head of the state’s expert vaccine allocation panel. Vaccination rates in Texas have lagged behind much of the nation. Although officials put some blame on data re…
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A Texas judge is allowing the city of Austin to continue to require face coverings in local businesses weeks after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ended a statewide mask mandate and other COVID-19 safety measures.
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Longview Mayor Andy Mack on Thursday evening credited the more than 40,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots administered at the city’s hub with reducing hospitalizations locally to the lowest point in a “long, long time.”
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Residential properties are “one bright spot” highlighted Thursday during the Longview Chamber of Commerce’s first State of the Economy Summit.
Marion County expects to receive 500 allocations of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on April 8, according to County Judge Leward LaFleur.
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Thousands of appointments were added Wednesday for COVID-19 vaccines at the hub in Longview.
After a year of isolation from loved ones and lack of physical contact with their families in some cases, Texas nursing home residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are now allowed unlimited visits — and hugs — from their loved ones as long as the facility permits it, according t…
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region increased slightly with data released Tuesday by the state.
A Gilmer couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to using identity theft to steal COVID-19 relief payments.
Everyone age 16 and older, regardless of occupation or health status, will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas starting Monday, state health officials said Tuesday.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, on Monday reported 13 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Friday pushing the county’s cumulative count to 6,000.
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It wasn’t just the volume of COVID-19 patients that challenged area hospitals when cases and hospitalizations began to rise. It was the complexity of caring for those patients.
Despite spending hours trying to get a vaccine appointment, Wanda Davis still doesn’t know when she’ll be able to see her children again. The 81-year-old has been trying to get a vaccine so she can leave her Kingsland home, about 60 miles outside Austin, and safely visit her family. But it h…
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, on Friday reported seven newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Wednesday.
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A city councilman is working to bring a COVID-19 vaccine clinic to South Longview if a medical facility or other provider is willing to contribute shots.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, late Wednesday reported seven newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Monday.
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Texas COVID-19 figures the state reported Wednesday show that not only are the number of cases back on the decline, so are COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region again reached below 4% with data released Tuesday by the state.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, on Monday reported 25 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Friday.
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So you live in the Longview area and want to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Now what?
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Eased COVID-19 restrictions are spurring the return of public events to downtown Longview.
The Gregg County Jail is set to resume inmate visitation today after it was suspended a year ago.
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region continues to decline as state data showed it has been below 15% for 42 straight days.
MARSHALL — Free COVID-19 testing is being offered seven days a week at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Marshall, thanks to a partnership between George Foreman Jr. and Dascena Labs.
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The Northeast Texas Public Health District, known as NET Health, late Wednesday reported just four newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents since Monday.
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region continued to decline Wednesday as state data showed it has been below 15% for 40 straight days.
Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, state health officials announced Wednesday.
Rusk County is one of 34 counties added to the state’s Save Our Seniors COVID-19 vaccine initiative, a project dedicated to helping senior citizens receive vaccinations.
As some Texas businesses were reopening to full capacity Wednesday, officials announced one of Longview’s major public events is set to return in May.
Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, state health officials announced Wednesday.
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All Gregg County school districts will keep their mask policies in place, despite the statewide mandate ending today.
When a new mom in Austin found out that COVID-19 vaccine appointments were open in Killeen, she sent her healthy, 28-year-old husband and her 65-year-old mother to get their injections.
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The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the Longview and Tyler region has dipped below 5% for the first time since the beginning of July, according to data released Tuesday.
