At the beginning of the year it was hard to access treatments for COVID-19 because they were in high demand and supply was tight. Now, antiviral treatments like Paxlovid are readily available, but not many people are benefiting because they don’t know the drugs exist.
Weeks before a federal judge’s ruling led U.S. airlines to drop mask mandates, airline executives argued masks no longer should be required – in part because air filtration systems on planes create “hospital-grade cabin air.”
Domestic Violence Support Groups • Domestic Violence Support Groups are now forming. For information call the Women’s Shelter — The Purple Door, outreach office in Alice, Texas at 664-8598.
Through watery eyes and tears people of all ages remembered the life of 49-year-old Barbara “Barbie” Loraine Wymore during a memorial ceremony on Monday, April 18 at the Jim Wells County fairgrounds.
A grand opening celebration was held on Saturday, April 16 for Ordonez Muffler Shop. The shop is located at 312 Cecilia Street.
Washington — PETA has obtained and reviewed documents revealing that in the midst of a global pandemic, dozens of shipments, with nearly 2,000 monkeys, were crisscrossing U.S. highways in violation of federal law. The animals, including the 10 long-tail macaques at the Envigo Global Service in Alice, were destined for use in experiments and were transported in trucks across the country without the veterinary inspections required under the federal Animal Welfare Act.
A sibling group of four are in need of a family. With the Easter holiday behind us, children in the foster care system hunger for a forever family more than ever.
CORPUS CHRISTI – The graphic design program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi earned a coveted spot in the Top 10 best graphic design school in Texas, earning the No. 7 slot on The Art Career Project’s Best Schools list for 2022.
The residents of Duval County hit the polls at the March 1 Primary Election, but the final results left three Democratic Party races in a runoff. Duval County canvassed their votes on March 10 and a recount was conducted for the County Commissioner precinct 4 race, the Duval County Election Administration Office announced the final results.
In an annual event, volunteers with the Nueces County Community Partners Board, also known as the Rainbow Room, recently assembled 124 Easter baskets specializing in age range from toddler to teen. The organization wanted to make sure that all of the Nueces County children in foster care would have something special for Easter Sunday.