Pranks, practical jokes and various goofs abound at the start of April, when celebrants around the world mark April Fools’ Day - a tradition that dates back several centuries.
The Coryell County Courthouse in Gatesville has re-lit their lights as a sign of hope amid the fear engulfing much of the nation as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the U.S. Coryell County Judge Roger Miller encouraged residents that the response to the COVID-19 virus will be a “marathon, not a sprint” and that the Coryell County Courthouse lights will remain lit to remind citizens all over the county that we will get through this. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel,” Miller said.
SAMANTHA NEWMAN
MATTHEW RAINBOLT
A baby was found unharmed Friday following a 24-hour search across Coryell County and minutes from the issuance of an Amber Alert.
County Judge Roger Miller urged Coryell County residents to cease non-essential travel to more densely populated areas and those experiencing increasing cases of COVID in an update released Friday.
The City of Gatesville has not yet seen a confirmed positive from the Coronavirus, but officials are continuing to urge residents to follow social distancing, proper hand washing and sanitizing surfaces.
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