New guidelines went into effect Thursday regarding visitations within nursing homes, assisted living and long-term care facilities in Texas.

The state reported over 1,800 cases of COVID-19 on public school campuses on Wednesday.

The Trauma Service Area located in Deep East Texas has risen above the 15-percent mark of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The public can once again browse the stacks at Kurth Memorial Library but with some COVID-19 precautions in place.

Many events across East Texas have been cancelled due to Covid-19. But in Lufkin, the annual Heritage Festival is still happening with Covid-19 protocols in place, of course. KTRE’s T’Ebonie Tanner has the details.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has released the number of positive cases of COVID-19 reported on Texas public school campuses.

Gov. Abbott Thursday expanded visitation options for eligible nursing, assisted living, and intermediate care facilities, home and community-based service providers, and inpatient hospice, effective Thursday, Sept. 24.

Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that most of the state can open to 75 percent capacity on Sept. 21.

Union Grove is hoping they still have time to schedule an opponent for Friday night.

Troup will not play football games on September 17 and 18.

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Supt. Mical Lewis joined Lane Luckie for a discussion about the first month of school.

Funding for this program comes from CARES Act money received by the City.

Parents and students having problems navigating Canvas or having questions related to Canvas are encouraged to attend.

African Americans are twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s than people of other races. KTRE’s T’Ebonie Tanner reports— knowledge about Alzheimer’s will help people better understand how to deal with the disease.

The numbers rely solely on staff, faculty and students voluntarily reporting their positive COVID-19 test results to the university.

It includes over 1,000 face-shields designed to better protect teachers who work closely with students.

A daily snapshot of the hospitalization situation for East Texas during the pandemic.

When a pandemic ends the school year before they can finish it out together and say goodbye, how does that affect educators?

Shelbyville has decided to cancel their game against Waskom.

There are currently no approved vaccines that can prevent COVID-19, however Pfizer’s clinical trial is studying the safety, tolerability, immunity, and effectiveness of the vaccine. Jesse and Kristie Moody found out about the opportunity when watching the news.

The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court has voted to postpone the annual Piney Woods Fair until 2021.

Deep East Texas Council of Governments will receive a federal grant totaling $400,000 to advance a proposed 12-county rural broadband network and work with businesses to identify opportunities and resources for recovery and growth to aid businesses and communities.

KTRE's Donna McCollum talked with parents, students, and campus leaders about their thoughts as the first day of class gets closer and closer.

Almost 80 percent of Huntington ISD students are attending in-person classes.

Grapeland ISD Superintendent Don Jackson said about six percent of students have changed their mind on remote learning and have returned for in-person learning.

Huntington ISD Superintendent David Flowers said there were hiccups, but transitioning to 100 percent remote learning was otherwise seamless.

High school sports officials are needed with some stepping down this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

On Tuesday, Nacogdoches County reported 14 additional COVID-related deaths. The 14 new deaths brought the county’s total to 48, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The city and county will now be referring directly to the DSHS for its COVID-19 information.

Many of those schools are closed as clean up continues and students remain in the dark without electricity, internet or reliable cell phone service at their homes.

Watch the video to see if your own questions are answered about COVID-19.

A silver lining to an unfortunate natural disaster is the added revenue to the economy.

Pewitt and White Oak will have a few weeks off before getting to start their seasons.

The start of the school year has been stressful for just about every family.

Professor shares why she's worried about returning to the classroom, but returns out of a devotion to teaching.

Work is underway right now at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler on a study looking at the possible benefits and risks of convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients.

In the months of April and July, case numbers jumped by nearly 100 in each of those months.

The Smith County Commissioners Court will decide Tuesday on expanding and renovating the Public Health Lab of East Texas (PHLET lab), a part of UT Health Science Center at Tyler.

On April 22, a deadly EF-3 tornado touched down on the west coast of Lake Livingston in San Jacinto County and moved through much of Polk County.

The Komen More Than Pink Walk in East Texas will be held virtually.

Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Ed Dominguez brought his expertise to East Texas Now Friday to answer viewer questions about COVID-19.

The family turned to WIS to investigate. This is what we uncovered.

The organization puts bags together with hygiene items, including shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes. This year, the team included masks and hand sanitizers.

The debate over the use of face masks is developing in a north central Florida county.

San Augustine ISD students will be doing remote learning during the first four weeks of the 2020-21 school year starting on Aug. 17.

More children dying of heatstroke have gotten into vehicles on their own instead of being left there by an adult.

Schools all over are welcoming students back, and one East Texas church has been welcoming back students for Sunday school for just over a month.

Parents can help their students transition into wearing masks all day and potential anxiety about the school year with simple practices at home.

Dr. Ed spoke about the possibility of false test results and how testing plays an important role in determining herd immunity.

On Friday, a spokesman for the American Cancer Society spoke with East Texas Now host Kayla Lyons about how important it is for children to get their HPV vaccinations.

Several East Texas cities and counties were awarded a total of $709,972 in another round of federal grants to help public housing authorities recover from the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today.

David Nagy, 79, of Jefferson, Texas,died a needless death, his family pointed out in his obituary.

The Governor will be joined by state legislators, medical experts, and state agency leaders.

The government says certain hand sanitizer products have the potential to make you sick.

Helmet vents help patients in some cases stay off a ventilator and provide better protection of virus spread to health care workers. The downside is claustrophobia makes the treatment difficult for some patients.

WalletHub compared all 50 states along with the District of Columbia.

KTRE’s Jeremy Thomas stopped by to see how the devices are coming together.

Sheriff Greg Sanches says that an employee and seven inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus.