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COPING with COVID

H-E-B regional manager, ACF children’s minister share

David and Julie Washington of Steiner Ranch share how they are coping with the coronavirus shelter-in-place order in ministry, grocery work while juggling three young children – Claire, Luke and Harper.

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Like the millions of other Americans currently living under stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, Four Points residents are discovering the challenges and joys of the “new” everyday life. 

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Texas first responders need equipment to tackle COVID-19

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More than a dozen coronavirus cases in Four Points

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Out of more than 600 confirmed coronavirus cases in Travis County on Thursday, more than a dozen are from the Four Points area, according to the city of Austin.

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April 12 2020 Issue

Reaction mixed on new VHS ag barn at Grandview Hills

Vandegrift High School’s new agriculture barn is slated for this tract at the corner of Vista Parke and Wilson Parke avenues. LESLEE BASSMAN

Neighbor concerns include  traffic, parking, potential odors

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Although Four Points residents say the local high school needs additional space for its agricultural programs, some cite concerns over traffic, parking and the potential for noxious odors for the Vandegrift High School agriculture barn slated to be constructed on Grandview Hills Elementary School property.

For Andrea Wardrop, who has lived in the Grandview Hills neighborhood for the past decade, the project’s location is an issue.

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