Exit interview: Jeff Warr looks back on time as Smith County commissioner
Warr most proud of jail expansion, roads project
Jeff Warr Exit Interview By Blake Holland | December 29, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 9:49 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - For more than a decade, Jeff Warr has represented Precinct 1 on the Smith County Commissioners Court.
Warr attended his last court meeting as a commissioner on Tuesday morning, although his retirement isn’t effective until Dec. 31, 2020.
“I tell people (moving to Smith County) was really one of the greatest things that happened in my life,” Warr said in an interview with KLTV.
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Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran is awaiting formal notification from the state. Author: Giselle Chavez (CBS 19) Published: 5:10 PM CST December 21, 2020 Updated: 6:10 PM CST December 21, 2020
SMITH COUNTY, Texas For seven consecutive days, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in the East Texas region has exceeded 15% of the total capacity.
On Monday, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that the 19 counties that comprise the Piney Woods Trauma Service Area (TSA-G) are now in an “area with high hospitalization,” as defined by Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32.l
This means restaurants and businesses in all counties within the TSA-G area, must now operate at no more than 50% of the total listed occupancy. In addition, people may not visit bars in “areas with high hospitalization” unless bars are allowed to continue operating drive-thru, pickup and delivery activities.
One of the reasons you re being asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing during this pandemic is to not only help stop the spread of COVID but to also help to keep hospitalizations down so our healthcare workers can work on those who need help the most.
Apparently, folks are still not listening as Smith County is reporting that COVID patients are starting to fill up area hospitals. Which could mean in some cases that even if YOU don t have COVID but something ELSE that affects you medically, you may not be able to stay at hospital to get treated. That is the whole point of protecting yourself and others.
Smith, other East Texas counties could face business capacity restrictions due to COVID-19 hospitalizations tylerpaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tylerpaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.