-Editorial Juneteenth also is known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Originating in Texas, it is now celebrated annually on the 19th of June throughout the United States, with varying …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Is Deploying a Team to Imperial County
-Editorial The Imperial County Public Health Department shared this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is deploying a team to Imperial County to provide support for contact tracing, binational case investigations, hospital infection prevention, and control and reporting, data management, and planning. The CDC team will …
Read More »COVID-19 SANITARY-INSPECTION CHECKPOINTS WILL BE INSTALLED AT BORDER CROSSINGS DURING THE WEEKEND
The sanitary checkpoints will continue operating this weekend from Friday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. and until Monday the 22nd, at the West Port of Entry, East Port of Entry, Los Algodones, and San Luis Rio Colorado. Pantheons will remain closed throughout the municipality, Valle and San Felipe. The operations …
Read More »Trump Event Creates Controversy
-Editorial President Donald Trump will hold the first political rally during the pandemic but those attending the June 20 event will have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue the President if they get COVID-19. The sign-up page for guests to register for tickets for President Donald Trump’s rally …
Read More »County Will Continue with Lending Program for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors agreed to continue with the business lending program to continue helping local businesses during these trying times. On May 12, 2020, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the Imperial County Business Stabilization Lending Program. The program established $500,000 to help local businesses …
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