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EAST TEXAS UPDATES ON CARONA VIRUS
City Of Mineola - According to a press release Mineola has shut down it’s city parks and the Nature Preserve, as well as other city features. Concerning the closing of the Mineola Nature Preserve, Peterson Park and Iron Horse Square all City own parks: Difficulty in ensuring
compliance with social distancing, problems maintaining supplies and keeping park facilities sufficiently sanitized are only a few of the challenges encountered by City of Mineola staff. Thank you all for your understanding during these difficult times. That came from Mercy
GOOD GOSH! CALL JOSH! 903-865-7002 Rushing, City Manager. #MineolaTexas #MineolaStrong Meanwhile Texas Govonor Gregg Abbot Has decided to close texas state parks. A press release read To our loyal Texas State Park Pass Holder, We hope you and your family are well during these challenging times. Given this closure, we will be extending the life
of your parks pass by two months. Additional time may be added if closures continue. This extension will happen automatically for anyone whose pass was active on April 7, 2020. There is no action required by you, though it may take a few weeks before you see the added time on your online account. We appreciate your patience. We truly appreciate the continued trust and loyalty that you place in us. We look forward to welcoming you to a Texas State Park in the future. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/StateParkInformation. Meanwhile in Edgewood a press release on social media has surfaced . It reads, “Due to the ongoing circumstances COVID-19 and
the school and business closures, we want to remind everyone to stay vigilant. We are seeing instances in other towns that people are going door to door “selling products/services.” As of this time with our city departments closed to the public, we will be suspending issuing any permits for people to sell their products/services door to door. With this being said, if you as a citizen have this happen at your house or a place of business within our city, please do not hesitate in notifying the police department. We will respond immediately as we want to keep our residents safe. The phone number to the Police department is: 903-8964100. During evening hours it will be forward-
ed to the sheriff’s dept and the will notify us. Always remember in the event of an emergency call 911. East Texas Counties Reporting Covid 19 Cases. • Wood County 4 No deaths. • Smith County 75 cases 1death. • Nacogdoches County 25 Cases 2 deaths • Gregg County 22 Cases 0 Deaths • Kaufman County 16 cases 0 Deaths • Hunt County 14 Cases 0 deaths • Rockwall County 14 cases 0 deaths. • Van Zandt County 7 Cases 1 Death • In Texas Confirmed 10,230 Out Of Those Recovered 1,101 As of Thursday April ninth Texas has 199 Deaths.