Gratitude Square in Front of the Midland County Annex Hopes to be Completed by This Summer
If you were wondering like me what was being put in front of the Midland County Annex where the old service station used to be, it will be a veterans memorial.
According to the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the project was approved in February 2018 and was scheduled to be completed and opened in six months, but that did not happen thanks to unforeseen setbacks and a pandemic.
But now the project is getting a good shot in the arm toward completion after Midland County Commissioners Court approved $70,000 to complete the site with paving, fencing, and other work needed.
Vaccine will soon be available to high-risk communities
Dec. 22, 2020
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Whitney Craig, Health and Senior Services Manager with Midland Health Department, answers questions March 20 during a press conference at the Midland County Annex building. Craig said Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine soon will be available for at-risk residents.Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram
After Midland Memorial Hospital received and began administering the coronavirus vaccine to employees last week, the Midland Health Department’s Whitney Craig said the vaccine will soon be an option for at-risk residents as well.
“Phase 1B,” as it’s been dubbed by the state, will be open to individuals age 65 and older and people with pre-existing conditions, Craig said. The conditions that qualify an individual older than 16 years of age for a vaccine are cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD and other heart conditions, an organ transplant, obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease and
Doreen: Midland Health CEO shows consistency with his message
Dec. 19, 2020
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Midland Health President and CEO Russell Meyers opens up the box of COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning at Midland Memorial Hospital.Midland Memorial Hospital Show MoreShow Less
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President and CEO Russell Meyers received the COVID vaccine Friday. Midland Health received 1,950 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Thursday, December 17, 2020, and staff immediately began administering those vials to hospital workers.Midland Memorial Hospital Show MoreShow Less
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The mask debate provided a megaphone for all sorts of people in our community.
There was the former city council candidate, who in defense of personal freedom and liberty, broadcast an eight minute-plus diatribe this week, condemning a pro-mask group’s actions while standing in front of a house belonging to one of the pro-mask group leaders, who is the spouse of a hospital official. Make no mistake about it,
Two MISD board seats to be decided today
Dec. 14, 2020
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Tuesday is Election Day for the runoffs for districts 1 and 4. In District 4, Steve Vargas (pictured above) and Katie Joyner are on the ballot. Vargas received the most votes in that race on Nov. 3.Courtesy Photo Show MoreShow Less
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Tuesday is Election Day for the runoffs for districts 1 and 4. In District 4, Steve Vargas and Katie Joyner (pictured above) are on the ballot. Vargas received the most votes in that race on Nov. 3.Courtesy PhotoShow MoreShow Less
Midlanders will know tonight the final two members of the next Midland ISD board.