Harry Bowers and Lawrence Spradley were sworn to new three-year terms on New Braunfels City Council, which Monday night bade farewell to retiring Councilmember Matthew Hoyt, who stepped down after delivering the meeting invocation.
Bowers, the District 3 incumbent, was joined by wife Katherine, son Quint and daughter Beth as he took the oath from County Court at-Law No. 3 Judge Deborah Linnartz Wigington. Spradley, who succeeded Hoyt as District 4 representative, was joined by wife Kristy as he recited his oath from retired Brazoria County Justice of the Peace Wayne Dubose.
Bowers, a 47-year-old Texas State University lecturer who won his first term unopposed in 2018, defeated challenger Kevin Robles, a 39-year-old businessman, totaling 1,027 votes (84.25%) to Roblesâ 192 votes (15.75%) in what Bowers said was the largest ever margin for a contested District 3 race and the second-largest winning margin ever for a council position.
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COVID-19 vaccinations are at the give-away stage throughout Comal County, which closed its signup list earlier this week and plans its 23rd and 24th mass vaccine clinics next week.
Cheryl Fraser, public health director reporting to county commissioners on Thursday, said 96,943 shots have been distributed, with 60,467 having received at least one dose of the vaccine and 41,465 have received their second inoculations against the coronavirus.
Fraser said she was âparticularly proudâ that 67.68% of seniors 65 and older (21,627) have received at least one dose and 56.13% (16,394) have received both shots of the vaccine.Â
âThat is our most vulnerable group,â she said.
Fraser estimated the public health office has administered more than 30,000 doses, accounting for 32.98% of total county vaccinations. She said the county conducted its fifth and sixth satellite clinics this week.
Middletown schools to send all students back to facilities by mid-April
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The Dr. Alfred B. Tychsen Administration Building at 311 Hunting Hill Ave. houses the Middletown Board of Education offices.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Shown is the Middletown Board of Education schedule for remaining students returning to school during the pandemic. Starting Monday, students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade will go back in person four days per week and one day remotely. The middle and high school students will begin the same plan in mid-April.Zoom screenshot / Middletown Board of Education meetingShow MoreShow Less
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Middletown parents criticize school district s plan for return to classes
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Middletown Superintendent of Schools Michael Conner.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo /
MIDDLETOWN Schools will send students in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade back to school buildings nearly full-time beginning March 15 four days per week, while keeping those in grades 6-12 continuing under a hybrid model, despite appeals from parents who say experts’ data supports full reentry.
Students will continue to learn remotely on Wednesdays.
The proposal, debated over the course of a five-hour virtual meeting, was approved by the Board of Education earlier this week by an 8-1 vote, with member and attorney Christopher Sugar as the sole dissenter.