Palo Pinto County

Health care systems across Texas continue to feel the stress of increased COVID-19 patients. Rural hospitals, which are typically already operating at a minimum, are no exception.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved $2.84 million dollars in grants to fund 18 motorized and non-motorized recreational trail-related projects across the state.

For small town hospitals, with limited resources and staffing, keeping up with COVID-19 can be especially difficult. NBC 5’s Scott Gordon revisits Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells as rural hospitals are being “pushed to the absolute limit.”

For small town hospitals, with limited resources and staffing, keeping up with COVID-19 can be especially difficult.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for two girls from Palo Pinto County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has canceled an Amber Alert for two girls from Palo Pinto County. It was canceled around 2:30 Friday morning when Sarah and Natalie Hull were found safe and are back home.

With a population of 15,000, Mineral Wells is home to about half the people in all of Palo Pinto County, and like all of America, it’s dealing with the coronavirus.

With a population of 15,000, Mineral Wells is home to about half the people in all of Palo Pinto County, and like all of America, it’s dealing with the coronavirus.