In a photo shared by Erin Bowles, a youngster stands in a snow-covered yard this week. Copperas Cove residents endured sub-freezing temperatures, rolling blackouts and water outages in the worst winter storm in decades. See the story in Page 6. — COURTESY PHOTO
The Texas Tribune is using data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track how many people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Texas each day. The state data comes from 57 city and county health departments, about 600 hospitals and 340 laboratories and the state vital records registration. It may not represent all cases of the disease given limited testing.
During a Thursday press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott said that more announcements are likely “coming soon” about relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Texas as cases and hospitalizations continue to drop.
The Bulldawgs Soccer booster club will hold a breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s Feb. 13.
Copperas Cove High School Junior Adam Hirsch has been singing since he was a young child in the house, church or school choir. This year, Hirsch achieved an accolade that fewer than three percent of of more than 50,000 students who compete every achieve. He was selected as a Texas All-State Musician.