Flu shot more important than ever
Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever as the 2020-21 flu season begins…
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Nursing home-rehab center coming to Horseshoe Bay
A new nursing home and rehab facility being built in Horseshoe Bay is expected to…
Baylor Scott & White expands COVID-19 at-home monitoring app
Baylor Scott & White Health has expanded its digital care platform to include support for…
Babies are back at Baylor Scott & White-Marble Falls
As of Tuesday, Sept. 8, Baylor Scott & White is again scheduling labor and delivery…
Free COVID-19 testing; no appointment, doctor’s order, or symptoms required
Even as active COVID-19 cases dip in the Highland Lakes, residents can now get tested…
Texas loosens restrictions on care facility visits
Several months after the state ended inside visits to assisted-living facilities and nursing homes due…
State prepares for flu season as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As Texas tries to rein in COVID-19, state leaders are preparing for another virus. Gov….
Tips to getting used to wearing face coverings
At first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization were…
Baylor Scott & White will keep labor and delivery in Marble Falls
Baylor Scott & White Health announced July 31 it has reversed its decision to curtail…
Free COVID-19 testing in Llano
As confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the Highland Lakes, including a sixth death…
COVID-19 is not a hoax. What we all need to know and do
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a letter to the editor written by DailyTrib.com reader Herb Krasner….
Bluebonnet Trails offers free counseling to deal with COVID-19 crisis
COVID-19 can affect mental health, even if a person is not suffering from the disease. …
Baylor Scott & White Health system implements no-visitor policy
In response to the sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Texas, Baylor…
Governor orders bars closed and restaurant dine-in scaled back
As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott announced…
Face masks can save lives, legal fees
Wearing a face mask saves lives, saves jobs, and can keep you out of jail….
As cases rise, governor expands local leaders’ authority over gatherings
As hospitalizations and positivity rates for COVID-19 continue to climb, state and local leaders are…
Abbott asks Texans to wear masks; Burnet County has 101 cases, 3 deaths
Though he did not demand it during his June 22 media conference, Gov. Greg Abbott…
As COVID-19 numbers rise, Gov. Abbott emphasizes hospital capacity
Despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott wanted to reassure…
Marble Falls loses labor-delivery unit
Baylor Scott & White Health will no longer provide labor and delivery services at its…
New Baylor Scott & White Clinic-Burnet opens
Baylor Scott & White Health opened its newest facility, Baylor Scott & White Clinic-Burnet, on…
First COVID-19-related death reported in Burnet County at nursing home
A 57-year-old woman died May 26 and is Burnet County’s first reported COVID-19-related death. According…
Governor adds adult sports leagues, water parks to reopen list
Adult sports leagues can “play ball!” after Gov. Greg Abbott added them to the list…
Loss of a Hill Country health care hero
In the middle of National Healthcare Appreciation Week, which was May 10-16, the Marble Falls…
Bars, sports, child care and more get reopen dates
Bars, rodeos, sports, and youth activities will be back in action soon as Gov. Greg…