Each December 31st, people anxiously await and count down to the arrival of the new year. January 1 often is a time for reflection and for making future plans. It also is a holiday full of tradition.
The latest cumulative figures for people who tested positive for COVID-19 virus and a cumulative count of those who have died, was shown Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 8:30 a.m., from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine website (coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html) to be:
A former judge from the Lone Star State passed away in Chicago on Dec. 31, 1867 never knowing he would soon be immortalized in a short story that may be based more on fact than fiction.
Editor’s note: Each year we recap some of the interesting stories from the past year. We can’t ignore the impact COVID-19 had on 2020, and we aren’t going to ignore it here. However, there were plenty of other stories. We hope you enjoy the look back through the first 6 months of 2020 here and the last six months in the first issue of the 2021.
Limestone County Emergency Management Director Matt Groveton is keeping updated on when COVID-19 vaccines will be available, but said Monday he still does not know.
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