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Grimes County Commissioners Court held a Special Meeting Wednesday, March 18, and approved a motion offering to extend its Emergency Services Agreement with CHI St. Joseph to May 27. The current expires April 1 and the proposed term of the new contract will be for five years with two possible extensions of two years each.
Read moreThe local National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Robert Raines Chapter placed first in state for their World War I monument unveiling ceremony at Historic Anderson Park April 6, 2019.
Read moreGrimes Health Resource Center (GHRC) is temporarily conducting business from the Madison Health Resource Center beginning Monday, March 23.
Read moreWhile the media focuses on health care facilities in major metropolitan areas, there are thousands of community clinics navigating the COVID-19 crisis, and one of those is in Grimes County. The B.I.S. Community Clinic, a CMS designated Rural Health Clinic, located in Bedias, opened Sept. 28, 2017, in the midst of the Hurricane Harvey devastation. The only health care facility in the north end of Grimes County, B.I.S. Clinic continues to serve the community and neighboring counties during these uncertain times.
Read moreAs the number of people and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so do the scams associated with it. Scammers use public health emergencies as opportunities for new fraud schemes, and because older adults are at greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, they may target older populations.
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ANDERSON- Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell announced that visitation at the Grimes County Jail will be suspended until further notice.
Read moreI don’t want to be naïve about the longterm impacts this virus could have on many, many people for many, many years: physical, economic, social, political, etc. I have concerns about what this will look like for my family, however, I am trusting in God and leaning on His promise that He will never leave me or forsake me (Deut 31:6). I am trusting His word, and, in the faithfulness, He has shown in all times, good and bad. I’m trying to take this time to learn how to better abide in God and His word. I am appreciative for the time with my precious family. I am doing more projects around the home, cooking more, the grout on my bathtub is even spotless, I’m sitting on the front porch enjoying nature more often, reading, writing, pursuing creative interests. I’m also praying for an end to the virus, but thankful for the silver linings I am becoming more aware of every day!
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AUSTIN — Texas is more invested every day in promoting increased and thorough hand washing, disinfecting surfaces and social distancing to reduce cases of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
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