The latest cumulative figures for people who tested positive for COVID-19 virus and a cumulative count of those who have died, was shown Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 a.m., from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine website (coronavirus.jhu.edu/map. html) to be:
In honor of First Responders Day, McDonald’s owner/operators across North Texas will give police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel a free combo meal on Wednesday, Oct. 28. First responders are invited to stop by their local McDonald’s with a valid ID for a free combo meal.
Three suspects were recorded stealing a large pickup truck from the Mexia Fire Department at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, but the truck was found abandoned later that morning.
Mexia Wal-mart Store Director Eric Bost, left, presents a donation to MSSLC Director Melinda Gentry, Bill Ward, president of MSSLC Volunteer Council and Stephanie Starnes, Assistant Director of Programming at MSSLC. Ward expressed his thanks to Wal-mart “for their continued generosity and support of our Volunteer Council. Grants like this and working together with our local business community ensures that our MSSLC Volunteer Council will continue making a huge difference in the happiness and well-being of the individuals we care for!” For more information about donating to the Volunteer Council, call the Community Relations Department at 254-562-1300 or check out their Facebook page.