This is such a difficult time to lose someone: grieving and social distancing just do not work together, wrote the daughters of one victim who died in April.
According to the county s coroner, as of March 26, 2021, some 974 people had died of COVID-19 here since the pandemic took its first local life a year ago, on March 26, 2020.
Many have had their lives recounted on the obituary pages of LNP | LancasterOnline, but only a small number of those tributes have publicly confirmed that their deaths were related to COVID-19.
Here are 85 coronavirus victims whose LNP | LancasterOnline obituaries or other reports publicly cited the disease s role in their deaths. They are but a fraction of the ongoing pandemic s local toll so far.
Tenishia Thornton wins Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year Award 2020
15-year old weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has been named as the first winner of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year. She won this prestigious award after a combined vote by a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote which was held online over the past weeks. Thornton was the only athlete in 2020 who managed to scoop two awards in March and November respectively.
Upcoming football star Haley Bugeja was the overall runner up, followed by gymnast Tara Vella Clark to complete an all-female podium.
The presentation to Tenishia Thornton was made by Matthew Von Brockdorff CEO of Atlas Insurance. Malta Sports Journalists Association officials Sandro Micallef and Lorraine Cunningham were also present for the presentation.
Authorities said the crash shut down State Highway 90 for several hours Friday.
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: Erin Wencl (KAGS) Updated: 1:27 PM CST February 1, 2021
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas Authorities have identified the people who were involved in a crash January 29 that killed three people in Grimes County.
Lorraine Cunningham, 69, of El Campo, Anel Ovidio Javier, 28, of Lewisville and Erick Almonte Nunez, 20, also of Lewisville, all died at the scene. Michael Cunningham, 68, of El Campo, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Texas DPS troopers said Javier was driving south on State Highway 90 around 4:45 p.m. when he drove into the oncoming lane in a no passing zone in an effort to move around another vehicle. Troopers said Javier then crashed head-on into another car being driven by Michael Cunningham. His wife, Lorraine, was his passenger. Nunez was the passenger in Javier s vehicle, according to authorities.
Three dead, one injured after crash on Hwy 90 near County Road 180
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GRIMES COUNTY, TX â Three people are dead and one was transported to the hospital after a wreck on Highway 90 near County Road 180 in Grimes County Friday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the fatality crash that occurred on Highway 90 near County Road 180.
According to DPS, three people died in the crash and one person was transported to CHI St. Joseph in Bryan. The condition of the injured is unknown.
A spokesperson for DPS said two vehicles were involved in the wreck.