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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.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 | cleburnetimesreview. com | $ 1.50 Cleburne economy good despite COVID-19
spread shut downs and a tic about what 2021 holds and Aldi’ s Grocery Store, are on the mits the same month compared worldwide pandemic still ongoing Cleburne fared fairly well are right now given the circum-
The pandemic had little effect To highlight the growth, Eas-
feel pretty good about where we way. to seven the previous December.
Cleburne Economic Development Manager Grady Easdon, added.
Easdon delivered his update which, as in recent years past, residential permits issued from
all things considered, Easdon stances.” on home building last year, don displayed a graph of new
in delivery the final quarterly“ I think we all still have some during Tuesday night’ s meeting remains robust, Easdon said. 2016 to 2020. Only 47 were update for last year, quipped fear of the unknown,” Easdon of the Cleburne City Council. The city issued 14 new singlefamily residential permits in“ Most of you who were here
issued in 2016. that 2020 was a very different said.“ But I think there’ s also Several business opened last year to say the least. a feeling of measured optimism for this coming year and Tools, McAlister’ s Deli and December 2019 and four new
year including Harbor Freight December, compared to 16 in
Despite the roller coaster of economic downturn, wide- that we’ re cautiously optimis-
Chick-fil-A and more including multi-family residential per-
CLEBURNE ISD
JCRW updated on vaccine availability
Virtual meeting time
Two-way dual language kindergarten program meeting Tuesday
while modeling the Spanish language
Virtual meeting
Most wanting a COVID-19 vaccine have a wait ahead, Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore said.
Moore, via Zoom, discussed the vaccine during Tuesday’ s monthly meeting of the Johnson County Republican Women’ s Club.
Statewide, as of now, the vaccine is available only to first responders, Texas residents 6 5 a n d older and / or those older than 1 6 w i t h underlying medical conditions. M o o r e guesst i m a t e d summer as t he likely date for wider availability to the general public.
“[ Dr. Anthony Fauci ] was on TV today saying maybe April or May,” Moore said.“ But I 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 with 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 proac-
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