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March celebrates Women’s National History Month

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 4:00am

In 1989 Congress passed the Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982, as Women’s History Week. For the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as Women’s History Week. In 1987, it was petitioned by the National Women’s History Project that congress pass Pub. L. 100-9 officially making the whole month of March Women’s History Month.

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Commissioners Court renews past agreements

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 4:00am

Camp County Commissioners Court met Wednesday, March 10 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the approval of past agreements and purchases to better the community.

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People 50 and older eligible to be vaccinated

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 4:00am

Texas will continue to protect those at the greatest risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by expanding vaccination to people 50 to 64 years of age on March 15. More than 93 percent of the Texas fatalities directly caused by the coronavirus have been in people 50 and older, with those ages 50 to 64 accounting for 20 percent of all fatalities. By including this next most vulnerable group, Texas will continue to reduce the number of people who are hospitalized and die from the disease across all races, ethnicities and occupations.

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National athletic training month

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 4:00am

The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) membership celebrate the Athletic Training profession each March to spread awareness of the important work Athletic Trainers (AT’s) do. This year’s slogan is “Essential to Health Care”. This past year showed this more and more as athletic trainers worked to develop COVID-19 protocols to help combat the Coronavirus Pandemic. Athletic Trainers not only assisted their teams, schools, and companies in developing and implementing risk mitigation protocols but safe return to work and play protocols.