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DSHS’s oral rabies vaccination program expands bait distribution area

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Texas Department of State Health Services is kicking off its annual Oral Rabies Vaccination Program bait drop Tuesday, Jan. 7, and this year includes additional bait distribution areas in far West Texas. Parts of El Paso County and other counties bordering New Mexico will be part of the 2025 vaccine drops as Texas responds to a new Arizona fox rabies virus variant that has moved east and been confirmed in Sierra County, New Mexico.
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Hanging it up

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Back in 1978 when Randy Reichardt joined the Cat Spring Volunteer Fire Department and two years later, he was named fire chief for the department. On one of his first calls as newly installed fire chief, Reichardt was responding to a house fire and was up on the ladder when he fell off and broke his arm.
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DELAY ON NEW BUILDING

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The Sealy Christian Pantry was scheduled to open at its new site on Old San Felipe Road starting in January of this year, but officials announced last week that a little more time is needed to complete the project. Representatives for the pantry said that anyone scheduled for food pickup Jan.