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The safety of Canton, its citizens, workers and businesses is more important than ever before. The first priority for everyone is to take appropriate steps to limit the spread of COVID-19 and ensure our entire community remains healthy.
Read moreOver 23,000 people in Van Zandt County turn to the Canton Herald, Wills Point Chronicle and Van Zandt News for local news and information. Especially now, when people are looking for information on how COVID-19 is changing how we live and work in each of our communities.
Read moreThere is a difference between purchasing in preparation for a home stay and the excessive stockpiling being seen in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
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My school-aged children, ages 9 and 4 , were thrilled about staying home an extra week (or more) due to the coronavirus pandemic. My 9-year-old daughter is taking things seriously, and giving us all types of information and rules that we need to abide by. However, I’m not sure she is getting the full gist of what exactly the virus is. She understands the concept of handwashing, social distancing and knows that an illness is going around. She does better than her brother, who is a pre-k student at Canton Elementary and has absolutely no idea what is going on. As I sit here on a Monday, putting together a paper for press on Tuesday, I have to find the humor in some of the things they have come up with as to how to stop the virus and return to normal life. Here are some of the quips I’ve heard.
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Okay, we’re all upset and concerned over this virus thing. When we are faced with unsettling stuff, we should keep one thing in mind – never lose your sense of humor. Along with all those reasonable precautions we are all supposedly taking (you are, aren’t you?), we must also laugh a little. To wit:
Read moreStatement by Texas Medical Association President David C. Fleeger, MD, about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s state of emergency declaration regarding COVID-19.
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