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CELEBRATING SUTTON COUNTY LIBRARY

April is National Library Month. In addition to being recognized for its importance in the community, the Sutton County Library is also celebrating its 100th anniversary. Librarian Deborah Brown is spending the month organizing and updating plans for future programs and events. KIMBERLEY MEYER | THE DEVIL’S RIVER NEWS

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LMH Provides Community Health Update for COVID-19

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:05 AM

Hospital Administrator Andy Kolb provided updates on efforts by Lillian M. Hudspeth Hospital and the Sonora Clinic in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in an email statement Monday, March 30, 2020.

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100 Years: Sutton County Library Becomes a Century Old Classic

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:00 AM

When advocating for a well-read novel people often call it a classic and the same can be said for the Sutton County Library.
She is celebrating her 100th birthday this month.

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Texas’ Shuttered Businesses, Laid-off Workers and Overwhelmed Hospitals Among Beneficiaries of COVID-19, Coronavirus Relief Bill

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:55 AM

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally written after the CARES Act passed the U.S. Senate, has been updated to indicate its final passage in the U.S. House of Representatives before being signed into law by President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — It took a pandemic to get Democratic and Republican senators to work together, but in the end they did just that.
It is a testament to COVID-19’s devastating impact on the American economy and to public health that members of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday night unanimously supported a bill so sweeping, so expensive, that it touches almost every part of American life and will cost three times as much as the bank bailout of 2008.

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A Big Turtle in the Back Yard

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:54 AM

Andrews has a turtle race on the 4th of July. “It’s the biggest thing here on the 4th of July,” says Mylissa Powers. “Everybody gets up super early because the race is like 8 o’clock in the morning. They draw a big circle, put the turtles in the middle of it and the first one out of the circle is the winner.”

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Outhouse Tipping and the Great Toilet Paper Scare of 2020

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:37 AM

The full impact of the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic remains to be seen, and in some places like New York City the numbers of infected and dying are truly horrific.

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Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Order on Travel to Texas

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:25 AM

Individuals traveling to Texas from certain areas outside of the state are now required to complete a travel form and comply with quarantine, according to a mandate by Governor Greg Abbott.

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AgriLife Economist Reports Sheep and Goat Markets Hold Steady Despite Uncertainty

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:22 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic was a splash of cold water on a hot economy.

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Sonora COVID-19 Case Tests Negative, San Angelo Reports First Confirmed Case

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 3:07 PM

One person in Sonora has been tested for COVID-19/Coronavirus and that test has returned negative, according to Lillian M. Hudspeth Hospital administrator Andy Kolb who confirmed the negative test result on Tuesday, March 24.

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Governor Abbott Suspends Elective Surgeries, Expands Hospital Capacity

Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:39 PM

Governor Greg Abbott today signed an Executive Order to expand hospital bed capacity as the state responds to the COVID-19 virus.

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US Closes Southern Border to All Non-essential Travel

Friday, March 20, 2020 4:33 PM

The Trump Administration announced Thursday, March 20, that the US/Mexico border is being closed to all non-essential travel. The policy is being implemented as a cooperative effort of the two countries and will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and will continue for a period of 30 days. The policy is subject to review and extension.

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Recent Obituaries

Pedro S. Martinez Jr.

Pedro S. Martinez Jr. or “Pete” as he was well known, passed away on February 22, 2020.

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Robert “Bob” Henry Dickenson, Jr.

Robert “Bob” Henry Dickenson, Jr. was born December 13, 1940, in Stamford, to Robert H. Dickenson, Sr. and Dorothy Spoon Dickenson.
He passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in Abilene, TX. .

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Pearl Edna Durst Mosel

Pearl Edna Durst Mosel of Fredericksburg, TX passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the age of 95.

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