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Cleburne economy good despite COVI
Cleburne Economic Develop- spread shut downs and a tic about what 2021 holds and
ing Cleburne fared fairly well all things considered, Easdon on home building last year, don displ
ment Manager Grady Easdon, Easdon delivered his update which, as in recent years past, in delivery the final quarterly
2016 to 2 update for last year, quipped fear of the unknown,” Easdon that 2020 was a very different said.“ But I think there’ s also Several business opened last family residential permits in“ Most of a feeling of measured opti- year including Harbor Freight December, compared to 16 in
Despite the roller coaster of Tools, McAlister’ s Deli and December 2019 and four new economic downturn, wide- that we’ re cautiously optimis- multi-family residential per-
BY MATT SMITH M S MITH @ T R CLE. COM
year to say the least.
Aldi’ s Grocery Store, are on the worldwide pandemic still ongo- way. are right now given the circumstances.”
To high added. residentia
“ I think we all still have some during Tuesday night’ s meeting remains robust, Easdon said. of the Cleburne City Council. The city issued 14 new single- issued in 2
mism for this coming year and feel pretty good about where we
Chick-fil-A and more including
Virtual meeting time
Two-way dual language kindergarten program meeting Tuesday
BY LISA MAGERS CISD COMMUNIT Y S ERVICES
CLEBURNE ISD
Two-Way Dual Language kindergarten students Zoee Vance, left and Aiden Bailon work together on their reading skills— in Spanish. Information on the Two-Way Dual Language program for parents of incoming kindergartners will be presented virtually on Tuesday at 6:30 p. m.
Virtual meeting
Lisa Magers | Cleburne ISD
while modeling the Spanish language for English students. The program is used as an enrichment model, allowing all participants the opportunity to
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Most wanting a vaccine have a w Johnson County E Management Direc Moore said.
Moore, via Zoom, the vaccine durin day’ s monthly meeti Johnson County Rep Women’ s Club.
Statewide, as of now, cine is available only responders, Texas re 6 5 a n d older and / o r t h o s e older than 1 6 w i t h u n d e r l y-
conditions. M o o r e g u e s s- t i m a t e d summer as t he likely date for wider availability
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the general public.“[ Dr. Anthony Fauci ] was o TV today saying maybe Apri or May,” Moore said.“ But think that may be overly optimistic and it’ s probably going to be mid summer. Considering there are about 34 million people in Texas, this is going to be a long-haul process.”
Even w ith only certain groups eligible to receive the vaccine shortages continue to pose a challenge, Moore said.
“ It’ s not a matter of local governments not being proactive,” Moore said.“ It’ s a matter of we’ re not getting vaccines.” Johnson County, popula-
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