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Crosby County News
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY!
George’s Restaurant of Ralls is the Crosbyton Chamber
of Commerce & Agriculture s “Business of the Month”
U.S.-82. George’s is owned
by John George Kiousis and
opens every morning for
breakfast at 6:00 a.m. and
is open all day for lunch
and dinner until 10:00 p.m.,
The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agri-
culture's July business of the month is George's
Restaurant. Pictured above is Owner, John Kiousis.
The Crosbyton Cham-
ber of Commerce & Ag-
riculture’s July business
of the month is George’s
Restaurant of Ralls, located
right on the highway at 404
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Publishing, 817 Main Street, Ralls, Texas 79357. Entered as periodical
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Class Postage paid at the Post Office in Lorenzo, Texas 79343, under
the act of March 3, 1987.
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those with children who lost
access to free or reduced-
price school meals through
the National School Lunch
Program due to school clo-
sures.
The Texas Health and
Human Services Commis-
sion partnered with the
Texas Department of Agri-
culture and the Texas Edu-
cation Agency to launch the
$1 billion federal program
on June 1 in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Winner to face incum-
bent
In the top spot on the
July 14 Democratic primary
election runoff ballot are
state Sen. Royce West of
Dallas and former U.S. Air
Force officer Mary “MJ”
Hegar of Round Rock. The
winner will face incumbent
Republican U.S. Sen. John
Cornyn in the Nov. 3 elec-
tion.
West, an attorney whose
current term as a state sena-
tor will expire in 2022, has
been a member of the body
since 1993. He serves as
vice chair of the Senate
Higher Education Com-
mittee and is a member
of Senate committees on
Administration, Education
and Finance.
Hegar has 12 years of
military experience, includ-
ing three tours as a heli-
copter pilot in Afghanistan,
where she flew combat
search and rescue and medi-
cal evacuation missions.
She is a recipient of the
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and on Friday they are open
until 11:00. The restaurant
is open for dining in or
also offers call-in or drive
through. The number to call
to order is 806-253-1777.
The owner, John describes
his burgers, “We are famous
for our fresh and never fro-
zen hamburger patties that
are 80/20 ground beef. We
get a truck of fresh beef de-
livered three times/week.”
John grew up in Post,
and his family immigrated
to the United States from.
Greece in 1980 when he was
two years old. He has been
in the restaurant business
for more than 25 years, hav-
ing had the vocation passed
down to him from his fam-
ily. John’s father is his role
model because of his ability
to command respect as a
boss. The best advice John
has ever received is an in-
credibly old Greek saying
that has been passed down
for many years: “Neither
God, nor the devil for that
matter, want an ungrateful
person.”
John donates to many
efforts throughout the
county and is continually
upgrading and remodeling
Georges facility so that this
area has a clean and modern
facility.
The Chamber is proud to
have George’s as a Chamber
member! Please celebrate
with the Chamber in honor-
ing our July 2020 business
of the month! George’s is
a new featured business on
our Local Savings Card.
Look for the great discount!
The business of the month
is chosen when the board
draws one of its businesses
out of the hat! To be a busi-
ness of the month, a busi-
ness must be a member of
the Chamber. If you are
ready to join, and receive
the Local Savings Card,
only available through the
Chamber, you may email
mkirk@crosbyton.com or
call the Chamber at 806-
853-7140. Do it today!
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Cornyn, of San Antonio,
a member of the U.S. Sen-
ate since 2002, previously
served as an associate jus-
tice of the Texas Supreme
Court from 1992 to 1997
and as Texas attorney gen-
eral from 1999 to 2002.
Revenue total is down
State sales tax revenue
totaled $2.67 billion in June,
an amount 6.5% less than
the amount reported for the
month of June 2019, Texas
Comptroller Glenn Hegar
said on July 1.
The decline in collec-
tions was driven principally
by steep drops in remit-
tances from oil- and gas-
related sectors. Collections
from the construction and
amusement service sectors
also were down sharply,
Hegar said.
However, “While col-
lections from restaurants
also were depressed, the
extent of the decline was
checked by increased take-
out and delivery sales,”
Hegar said. “And retail
trade receipts rose signifi-
cantly, buoyed by increased
online shopping and build-
ing material purchases, as
business premises were
modified for COVID-19
precautions.”
The majority of June
sales tax revenue is based
on sales made in May and
remitted to the agency in
June.
Governor’s order man-
dates wearing of face
masks in public
AUSTIN —Gov. Greg
Abbott on July 2 issued
an executive order to slow
the spread of the deadly
coronavirus while keeping
Texas as open as possible
for business. With few ex-
ceptions, the order requires
all Texans to wear a face
covering over the nose and
mouth in public spaces in
counties with 20 or more
positive COVID-19 cases.
Abbott also issued a
proclamation giving mayors
and county judges the abil-
ity to impose restrictions on
some outdoor gatherings of
more than 10 people and
mandating that with certain
exceptions people cannot
be in groups larger than 10
and must maintain six feet
of social distancing from
others.
“We have the ability to
keep businesses open and
move our economy forward
so that Texans can continue
to earn a paycheck, but it
requires each of us to do our
part to protect one another
— and that means wearing
a face covering in public
spaces,” Abbott said.
“I urge all Texans to
wear a face covering in
public, not just for their own
health, but for the health of
their families, friends, and
for all our fellow Texans,”
he added.
Cumulative figures
posted July 5 by the Texas
Department of State Health
Services showed some
195,239 people in Texas
diagnosed with COVID-19
and 2,637 confirmed deaths
resulting from the disease.
Wear-mask videos posted
The governor’s office
released a video of Abbott
to coincide with his July
2 executive order plus two
more public service an-
nouncements imploring
Texans to step up efforts
to slow the spread of CO-
VID-19.
Major League Baseball
Hall of Fame catcher Ivan
“Pudge” Rodriguez urges
Texans in both English and
Spanish to wear a mask in
public to protect themselves
and others from the deadly
virus.
Tom Herman, Univer-
sity of Texas head football
coach, urges Texans to work
together as a team to stop
COVID-19 by washing
hands regularly, social dis-
tancing, wearing a mask
and staying home when
possible.
Similar public service
announcements released
previously by the gover-
nor’s office feature Major
League Baseball Hall of
Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan
and Dallas Cowboys line-
backer Jayion Smith.
SNAP deadline extended
Gov. Abbott on June 29
extended the deadline for
families to apply for the fed-
eral Pandemic Electronic
Benefit Transfer program
to July 31.
“Ensuring access to
healthy food in our com-
munities is an important
part of our response to this
pandemic,” Abbott said.
This one-time benefit of
$285 per eligible child can
be used in the same way
as Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program food
benefits to pay for groceries.
Eligible families include
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Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2020, newspaper, July 10, 2020; Ralls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1546688/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.