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Flashback oldies concert coming to Whatley Center
The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to host Flashback, Louisiana’s premier oldies show band, on Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is set aside as a time to recommit to ending the vicious cycle of abuse, and to stand up for every child that needs a voice. Citizens are encouraged to start wearing blue ribbons in support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month during April. CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties is partnering with Department of Family Protective Services, Ounce of Prevention and Morris County Child Welfare Board to bring attention to Child Abuse Prevention Month. The statistics for the State of Texas are startling:
Pilgrim’s now offering paid tuition for qualified employees, dependents
On Thursday, JBS and Pilgrim’s announced a new part of their Hometown Strong initiative they’re calling Better Futures. Better Futures is a two-year college tuition coverage program for employees of the company and their dependents who wish to pursue Associates Degrees and Trade Certificates. Pilgrim’s says the goal is to provide employees and their families with “the opportunity to pursue their higher education dreams.”
People 50 and older eligible to be vaccinated
Texas will continue to protect those at the greatest risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by expanding vaccination to people 50 to 64 years of age on March 15. More than 93 percent of the Texas fatalities directly caused by the coronavirus have been in people 50 and older, with those ages 50 to 64 accounting for 20 percent of all fatalities. By including this next most vulnerable group, Texas will continue to reduce the number of people who are hospitalized and die from the disease across all races, ethnicities and occupations.