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Who’ll stop the rain

Who’ll stop the rain

Columnist John Moore wonders if we can stop the rain we started. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live. One of them...

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Collin County reports 3 deaths, 118 new cases

Collin County reports 3 deaths, 118 new cases

Collin County authorities have reported the deaths of three county residents: a 77-year-old Fairview man, a 61-year-old Plano man and a 79-year-old Princeton man. All three had underlying health conditions in addition to COVID-19. The Fairview man died June 20 at a...

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186 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Collin County

186 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Collin County

A 69-year-old McKinney man died Friday, July 3 in a Plano memory care facility. He had COVID-19 and an underlying health condition. To protect his family’s privacy, no further details will be released. State health officials listed 186 new cases of COVID-19 today,...

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Collin County reports 2 deaths, 86 new cases

Collin County reports 2 deaths, 86 new cases

Collin County health authorities have confirmed that a 48-year old Wylie man and a 79-year-old Fairview man both died of COVID-19 complications. The Wylie man died at home and did not have any underlying conditions, and the Fairview man died in a McKinney hospital and...

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Governor orders face mask use

Governor orders face mask use

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has decreed that face coverings must be worn in public spaces beginning at noon Friday, July 3. The governor issued an executive order Thursday, July, mandating the use of face coverings as the least restrictive means available to protect Texans...

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One death, 117 new cases reported in Collin County

One death, 117 new cases reported in Collin County

Collin County health authorities have confirmed that a Plano woman, 89, died Tuesday, June 30 of COVID-19 complications. She was a resident of Arbor Hills Memory Care and had an underlying health condition. State health officials also listed 117 new cases of COVID-19...

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115 new cases confirmed in Collin County

115 new cases confirmed in Collin County

State health officials listed 115 new cases of COVID-19 today, June 30, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 2,997 confirmed cases. There are 690 active cases and 2,265 that have successfully recovered. There are 122 cases hospitalized and 42 have...

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Collin County reports 119 new cases, including 1 in Murphy

Collin County reports 119 new cases, including 1 in Murphy

State health officials listed 119 new cases of COVID-19 today, June 29, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 2,882 confirmed cases. There are 693 active cases and 2,096 that have successfully recovered. There are 127 cases hospitalized and 42 have...

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Two COVID-19 cases reported in Murphy

Two COVID-19 cases reported in Murphy

State health officials listed 92 new cases of COVID-19 today, June 28, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 2,763 confirmed cases. There are 625 active cases and 2,096 that have successfully recovered. There are 142 cases hospitalized and 42 have...

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