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Carter BloodCare is counting on the employees of H-E-B stores in Central Texas to help encourage blood donation this summer, amid an urgent need. It is the 18th Annual “H-E-B Challenge” blood drive when the grocery chain prioritizes blood donation awareness. Summer is the season when blood donors are traditionally harder to find. Since the pandemic, Carter BloodCare and blood programs nationwide, have suffered the worst blood shortage in decades. Blood donors of all blood types are needed now and new blood donors are encouraged to give it a try.

Limestone County commissioners have been considering an opportunity to pay down and refinance bonds on the Law Enforcement Center/County Jail, a topic that has been discussed in previous meetings.

Mexia’s Gibbs Memorial Library will continue its tradition of having a summer reading program to help children retain their reading skills.