Local man prepares for 60-mile trek in honor of the West explosion, fallen firefighters
Erin Heft
and last updated 2021-04-16 08:19:03-04
TEMPLE, TX â Making a 60-mile trek from Temple to West each April, one Temple area man, Danny McDonald, rides in honor of the 15 lives lost that fateful day.
Saturday, April 17 2021 marks the eighth anniversary of the tragic West Fertilizer Plant Explosion and the beginning of the mass recovery effort of Central Texas. For this, it s to honor and remember all of those that we lost that day, there were 15 lost that day and 12 of them were firefighters, said McDonald.
Bell County working to vaccinate underserved communities
Jarell Baker
and last updated 2021-04-09 23:49:48-04
Bell County and cities like Temple are reaching out to local churches and community leaders to create clinics to help vaccinate minorities.
Getting a vaccine can be a challenge for many living in under-served communities in Texas, especially minorities.
Local healthcare worker Guillermo Carnegie says he shares information, volunteers and finds ways to help others in his community get vaccinated. He said many just donât have the access.
âA lot of it is transportation,â said local healthcare worker Guillermo Carnegie. âA lot of it is access to the knowledge. Access to the availability of getting the vaccine, it is available in certain areas.â
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The ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. at the Bell County Expo Center, 301 W. Loop 121.
Nipperâs family, as well as law enforcement and local officials, will attend the ceremony, DPS Sgt. Bryan Washko said.
Nipper, 63, was killed in a fiery Nov. 4, 2017, crash on Interstate 35 in Temple as he was conducting a traffic stop. A truck driven by Scott Douglas Taylor of Marble Falls struck the rear of Nipperâs DPS vehicle while it was parked on the southbound shoulder of the highway. The mangled DPS vehicle was ablaze when Temple Fire & Rescue crews arrived at the crash site near Midway Road.
Grace Temple Ministries offering COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday
270 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at the church, offering the community a shot of hope. Author: Jasmin Caldwell Updated: 10:19 PM CST March 11, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas As vaccinations ramp up, a Temple church is doing its part to make sure people in their community are protected from the coronavirus by serving as a vaccination site.
Grace Temple Ministries sits at 801 S. 13th Street. On Saturday, 270 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at the church, offering the community a shot of hope. You can’t force people to do things but I think they should give it some real consideration for their safety,” Executive Administrator at Grace Temple Ministries Mia McBride said. “The vaccination will help keep you safe. It will help keep you out of the hospital. COVID-19 has taken a lot of lives. It has wreaked havoc on the world.