Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports 13 new cases since Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 for a total of 2,356 positive COVID-19 cases, with 88 deaths. The Department of State Health Services is reporting 1,699 recoveries. There are currently 569 active cases in Bowie County.
Head-on accidents caused by vehicles crossing the median on divided highway systems can be some of the deadliest. A new safety cable system being installed in the median between opposing lanes of traffic hopes to drastically reduce the likelihood of these type accidents.
Mrs. Moore’s Kindergarten class at JK Hileman Elementary is excited to use their new touch-screen laptops. QCISD is putting state-of-the-art technology in the hands of every single member of the Class of 2033.
Kellianne Lambert of Atlanta, Texas, was recently honored with the Presidential Endowed Scholarship at Southern College of Optometry. The scholarship recognizes a student with a competitive GPA, Optometry Admission Test score and demonstrated leadership and service. It comes with a $20,000 per year monetary award.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced that House Bill (HB) 1399 assisted in the closure of more than 250 unsolved criminal investigations during its first year of implementation. The law authorizes the collection of DNA samples from individuals charged with 24 qualifying felonies and compares the offender samples to existing crime scene DNA profiles in the nationwide Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database. The law, also known as the Krystal Jean Baker Act, went into effect on Sept. 1, 2019.
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