As rains lifted Saturday afternoon, crowds gathered at the Dublin City Park Arena for the St. Patrick’s Day Rodeo. A total of 150 people paid to get in the gates not counting kids under 9 or contestants in the day’s events such as breakaway roping and mutton busting.
Erath County Judge Alfonso Campos reported that a person who received a COVID-19 vaccine at the Erath County Vaccination Center on Tuesday, March 9 died later that day.
The recipient was reportedly a woman in her 50’s.
Dublin ISD has decided to continue requiring all students and staff to wear facemasks for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The decision followed gathering input from the school administration, medical response team and looking into the decisions of neighboring school districts.
A steady drizzle wasn’t enough to dampen St. Patricks’ spirits on Saturday with many events drawing crowds. Check inside for lots of photos of the fun.)
One of the largest turnouts came for the first annual Shamrock Shootout as 28 teams from across North Texas came out for the disc golf tournament.
Erath County is sending a senior team to national competition after many Dublin, Lingleville and other Erath County kids claimed high honors at state competition in Abilene this month.
St. Patrick's celebrations are set for March 13 in Dublin, offering a variety of fun things to do. The schedule included offers a glimpse of the happenings, which also include the re-appearance of the gyrocopter fly-in (weather permitting) and a Pot of Gold Raffle.
Erath County officials reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the report from Monday, March 11 that was released Friday morning.
Total deaths since March were reported at 67 by the Department of State Health Services.
Total COVID-19 cases increased by 10 (3,079 to 3,107) in the past week.
A Tarleton nursing student administers a COVID vaccine.