She said a little boy named Ryan had âtugged at her heart strings.â
âThat summer, not only did I help Ryan, but he helped me realize what I wanted to do with my life,â Norwood said. âI am so very grateful that I chose to follow that path.â  Â
On Thursday, Norwood â who has served 17 of her 20 years as an educator with the Belton Independent School District â was recognized as the Belton ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Her Sparta Elementary students surprised her with the recognition.
âI am honored to be recognized by my peers for what I do each day,â she said. âBeing a teacher is not just a job to me, it is part of who I am. I want to see my students succeed no matter how big or small their success is.â
Four new COVID-19 related deaths were announced in Bell County on Thursday, as active cases budged to 398 â one fewer than Wednesday.
âWe have a new total of 360 deaths,â Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health Districtâs director, said. âThose new death certificates are for a man in his 50s from Bell County, a woman in her 90s from Belton, a man in his 40s from Killeen (and) a man in his 70s from Temple.â
Although the health district has identified 132 such deaths since Feb. 1, Robison-Chadwell, has previously emphasized how death records are not reported to the county on the same day as the fatalities.
The Bell County Public Health District announced six new COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday, as active cases fell to 399 â 26 fewer than Tuesday.
These fatalities, which were identified after death records were received from the state of Texas, increased Bell Countyâs COVID-19 death toll to 356, Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
A woman in her 70s from Temple, two men in their 90s from Temple, a woman aged 99-plus from Temple, a woman in her 40s from Harker Heights and a man in his 80s from Bell County were among the latest deaths, according to the health district.
Robison-Chadwell also highlighted how a previously reported death was removed from Bell Countyâs total following a jurisdictional update.
Although the Bell County Public Health District planned to regularly update its COVID-19 dashboard this week, weather-related issues prevented local health officials from releasing figures Wednesday afternoon.“Due to the weather
Although shelters and warming stations could lead to new COVID-19 cases, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said residents should still seek services if they cannot shelter