Below is Governor Gregg Abbott’s Open Texas Report which offers guidelines for businesses to reopen starting May 1, 2020. In summary, most retail, malls, and restaurants can open with certain restrictions – the biggest of which is they must limit their occupancy to 25% of normal occupancy. By way ofContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur ordered the closure of the Kellyville Community Center for 15 days starting Sunday, April 26, as a public safety measure following the center’s use as a COVID-19 testing site on Sunday. “In the interest of the protection of the public health, Kellyville Park and CommunityContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Monday’s announcement by Governor Greg Abbott that the Texas National Guard would be mobilizing more than 1,200 personnel to create COVID-19 mobile testing teams (MTT) to various parts of the state left rural counties wondering whether or not they’d have access to testing locations.Continue Reading
In Person, Teleconference, Written Comments Possible NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE USE OF COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACES DURING THEMARCH 3, 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, 2020, the Commissioner’s Court of Marion County will hold a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. TheContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher The City of Jefferson implemented a curfew for anyone 16 years old or younger from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, during Friday’s special session. The curfew goes into effect immediately. Jefferson Police Chief Jason Carroll made theContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur issued a notice on Friday, April 17, 2020, reminding the public all Marion County offices are closed to the public until further notice. County employees are still working, but the public needs to call the office they need to visit and schedule an appointment. EachContinue Reading
Press Release/Statement from JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell: 4-17-2020 Today, Governor Greg Abbott announced an order which closed all schools in the state for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Therefore, Jefferson ISD will NOT continue normal school operations for the rest of this school year. Governor Abbott also indicatedContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Marion County received notification of it’s first cases on Wednesday. One of the cases is already considered recovered with two still active. The delay was due, in part, to a reporting loophole between states. All three of the cases were tested in Louisiana, andContinue Reading
From IRS Taxpayers should be on the lookout for IRS impersonation calls, texts and email phishing attempts about the coronavirus or COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. These scams can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. Here’s what taxpayers should know: The IRS will not call, email or text you toContinue Reading
From SSA Press Release The Social Security Administration announced today that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May. SSI recipients who have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not waitContinue Reading
Note: The School Board met Tuesday in a virtual meeting. The Herald re-streamed the meeting in two parts. These are minutes supplied by JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell. From Rob Barnwell Regular MeetingApril 14, 2020 The meeting was called to order by President Jason Bonner at 6:00 pm. (This meeting wasContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson will have a special meeting at Noon Friday to move the scheduled May 2, 2020, election to November, approve additional resolutions for grants, and consider a curfew. The meeting will be in the District Courtroom. This is a replacement meeting as the original posted agenda wasContinue Reading
Marion County Commissioners approved a resolution, submitted by County Judge Leward LaFleur, in today’s meeting which requests Texas Governor Greg Abbott use this authority to freeze property tax valuations at the January 1, 2019, levels. The resolution has no binding authority, but is merely a request. Commissioner Charlie Treadwell, whileContinue Reading
“The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration–specifically those who haveContinue Reading
From American Association of Notaries Texas Governor Greg Abbott today suspended certain statutes concerning appearance before a notary public to execute a self-proved will, a durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney, a directive to physician, or an oath of an executor, administrator, or guardian. These suspensions temporarilyContinue Reading
Barnwell: ‘We sent the letter to the folks who she’d been delivering food to … and we also contacted them by phone too’ By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher JISD raised the possibility of a limited number of students/staff being possibly exposed to COVID-19 by an employee who participated in distributionContinue Reading
The Herald has launched a new page on it’s website which links out to the Poynter Institute’s COVID-19 FactCheck on stories, myths, postings, etc. Readers can find the page, at Https://www.marioncoherald.com Then select COVID-19 from the Menu and then Covid-19 Fact Checks The Herald hopes our readers find this resourceContinue Reading
Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes will be holding a Telephone Town Hall meeting at 6:25p.m. tonight. “This evening, Tuesday, at 6:25pm, I’ll be hosting a Telephone Town Hall to provide up to date information and to answer your questions,” Hughes wrote in an email press release. “Our special guest willContinue Reading
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to remind Medicare beneficiaries to be vigilant and take precautions to avoid falling victim to healthcare fraud during this pandemic. We’re warningContinue Reading