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Richardson ISD Superintendent Jeannie Stone announced the changes during a Dec.16 video message. (Courtesy YouTube)
Dallas - Fort Worth
8:56 AM Dec 18, 2020 CST
Richardson ISD rolls out shortened quarantine period for students, staff exposed to COVID-19
Students are dropped off at Weatherford Elementary School on Sept. 9, the first day of in-person learning. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
2:51 PM Sep 23, 2020 CDT
Plano ISD students, staff settle into new school year
A special election to fill the Texas Senate District 30 seat is being held Sept. 29. Early voting is ongoing until Sept. 25. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:15 PM Sep 21, 2020 CDT
Early voting for Texas Senate District 30 special election continues
Dallas County is switching vendors for one of its public coronavirus test sites following an alleged pattern of delayed results. (Courtesy CommUnity Care Health Centers)
Dallas - Fort Worth
6:49 PM Aug 20, 2020 CDT
Dallas County fires private testing vendor following sluggish turnaround on COVID-19 results
McKinney plans to spray a portion of the city Aug. 22 after a mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile virus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:36 PM Aug 20, 2020 CDT
McKinney to spray area after mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus
Dallas - Fort Worth
7:22 PM Aug 13, 2020 CDT
Dallas County attempts to improve positivity rate by expanding free COVID-19 testing to teachers, other essential workers
Dallas - Fort Worth
2:40 PM Jul 16, 2020 CDT
UT Dallas scientists caution against potential long-term neurological effects of COVID-19
Lisha and Martin Marshall recently purchased a home in Trinity Falls in McKinney. (Courtesy Lisha Marshall)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:08 PM Jul 9, 2020 CDT
McKinney's housing market rebounds following COVID-19 slowdown
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are projecting a 20% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Dallas-Fort Worth over the next two weeks, according to the team’s analysis of recent data. (Courtesy Houston Methodist West Hospital)
Dallas - Fort Worth
6:56 PM Jun 22, 2020 CDT
Medical model projects coronavirus hospitalizations in DFW to increase by 20%
Richardson ISD will have online, in-person and hybrid options for students this fall. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
12:17 PM Jun 5, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD announces online learning option for the fall semester
Gather in downtown McKinney has been unable to book events with 25% occupancy restrictions, the owners said. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Dallas - Fort Worth
6:21 PM May 29, 2020 CDT
‘It’s not enough’: McKinney wedding businesses struggle under 25% occupancy restrictions
McKinney senior living facilities are taking steps to help protect residents and staff from COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
2:46 PM May 27, 2020 CDT
A 'fragile population': McKinney senior living facilities work to protect residents from COVID-19
The color-coded system warns people of the risk level of coronavirus transmission. (Courtesy Dallas County)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:49 PM May 12, 2020 CDT
Dallas County launches color-coded system to alert residents of COVID-19 risk level
Father and son Tom and Max Brunell wait for a takeout order outside of Cinnaholic in Richardson. The pair said eating inside a restaurant is a risk they are not yet willing to take. (Olivia Lueckemeyer/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:44 PM May 1, 2020 CDT
Richardson residents, business owners react to first day of economy's reopening
New guidelines from the CDC allow some asymptomatic frontline workers to be tested at county drive-thru sites. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
3:51 PM Apr 30, 2020 CDT
New testing guidelines likely behind spike in Dallas County case count, health officials say
Stan Penn of The Celt Irish Pub in McKinney organized an event April 24 showing support for downtown businesses. (Photos by Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
1:26 PM Apr 29, 2020 CDT
McKinney leaders focusing on resources, aid to help local businesses with recovery
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Friendswood ISD trustees voted to shorten the district's mandated quarantine period from 14 days to 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
8:24 PM
Friendswood ISD modifies COVID-19 protocols for 2020-21
Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services announced Jan. 14 the launch of a second vaccination site after the success of the state's first 24/7 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The second location will be at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. (Alexa D'Angelo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Phoenix
9:37 AM
Arizona to add second vaccination center after successes at State Farm Stadium in Glendale
Curative has been operating several COVID-19 testing sites in the North Texas area, including one in Frisco. (Courtesy city of Frisco)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:20 AM
Collin County partnering with Curative for large-scale COVID-19 vaccine dispersal once more doses available
The hubs may better streamline the state's distribution process, which has been labeled confusing and inequitable. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
2:24 PM
COVID-19 ‘vaccination hubs’ announced in 18 Texas counties
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo addresses the public during a Jan. 7 news conference about the first reported case in Texas of the UK COVID-19 variant. (Screenshot courtesy Office of Judge Lina Hidalgo)
Houston
4:05 PM
Harris County tackles Texas' first known case of UK COVID-19 variant
City and county officials are urging caution during New Year's Eve celebrations as COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to rise. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:45 AM
City of Fort Worth recommends safe tips for New Year’s Eve celebrations
Lake Church recently celebrated at a socially distant Gospel at the Park event. (Courtesy Lake Church)
Houston
3:40 PM
Katy congregations seek creative holiday solutions
Guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allows for schools and other entities to reduce quarantine length from the 14-day standard "based on local circumstances and resources," including access to testing. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
7:00 AM
Clear Creek ISD updates: Board approves 2021-22 calendar, Superintendent Greg Smith encourages safety over holiday break
Free COVID-19 testing will be available for symptomatic students and staff members in Montgomery ISD and those who have been in close contact with a COVID-19 case. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
5:20 AM
Montgomery ISD to offer free COVID-19 testing to students, staff beginning in January
In an interview less than a week earlier, County Judge Ruben Becerra prioritized health care worker vaccinations over his own. (Courtesy Hays County)
Austin
2:49 PM
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra and family test positive for COVID-19