A former South Central Correctional Center employee has been sentenced to six years in prison and fined $24,000 for introducing drugs into the facility.
Those receiving funds:
â¢Texas County Emergency Management, $18,244, AED units and defibrillation pads for first responders and rural fire departments to assist in response to severe medical issues in the county due to the increases in public health emergencies caused by COVID-19.
â¢Texas County Commission, $49,980, to provide and install Needle Point Bi-Polar Ionization generators for the control of COVID-19 virus in courtrooms and jail facilities in county.
â¢Texas County Maintenance Department, $383, two backpack sprayers to sanitize traffic areas in county buildings.
â¢Texas County clerk, $60, hand sanitizer to protect those doing county business.
â¢Texas County collector, $277, air purifier with HEPA to reduce the chance of contact with the virus in the collectorâs office,