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COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 2021

STATEWIDE AND REGION CASE COUNTS Confirmed cases reported statewide 2,166,919 Fatalities in Texas 38,700 Recovered (estimated) 2,104,894 Active cases in Texas 330,025

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Fresh flowers for Valentine’s Day

Fresh-cut flowers are the perfect Valentine’s gift. This time of year most of us do not have any blooms from our personal gardens, so it’s off to the florist. Some of the most popular flowers for gifting are Alstroemeria, Calla lilies, carnations, tulip, and rose.

Decadent Heart Meringues easy to make

My husband loves chocolate covered cherries, so I know the way to his heart is with any dessert containing those flavors. Meringues are delicate and look so elegant, but are very easy to make. There are several techniques. Most are baked low and slow.

Fiscal outlook better than expected as Senate opens budget process

AUSTIN—The state will be in much better financial shape than it appeared last summer, and could even end the current biennium with money in the bank, according to Senate Finance Chair and Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson. “Who could have imagined that,” she said.

Vaccination clinics held in Texas Spur Country

The Texas Department of State Health Services is holding a Covid-19 Vaccination Event at the First United Methodist Church in Spur on Friday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Approximately 200 vaccines are to be available for first responders, those age 65+, and 55+ with health risks.

Female leaders featured in recent ‘Rebel Girls’ stories

Last week I mentioned our library’s Hometown Corner, which is where we keep books written by or about people with ties to Dickens County. Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon, publisher and editor of the Texas Spur, have their spot in the Hometown Corner with their Paragraph Ranch series.

Vaccinations begin across Texas Spur Country

On late Friday afternoon in Crosbyton the parking lot at the Pioneer Memorial Museum was jam-packed, but no one was there to see an exhibit. The Crosbyton Covenant Clinic was utilizing the largest and most accessible room in the county to inoculate area residents with the Covid-19 vaccine.

Star Feed and Seed announces winners in annual Big Buck Contest

Star Feed and Seed of Spur has announced the winners of its 2020–21 Big Buck Contest, which began at the start of deer season in fall 2020 and ran through the final weekend of the youth season.

COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF FEBRUARY 2, 2021

STATEWIDE AND REGION CASE COUNTS Confirmed cases reported statewide 2,087,170 Fatalities in Texas 36,539 Recovered (estimated) 1,974,572 Active cases in Texas 364,238