Joaquin

Shelby County Businesses, Restaurants Capacity Increase and COVID Vaccine Update
County Judge Allison Harbison has received a letter from Dr. John Hellerstedt
(Commissioner of TX Dept. of Health Services). The letter states that under Governor
Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32 which states:
Any Trauma Service Area (TSA) that has had seven consecutive days in which
the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital

George Randall “Randy” Garrett, 67, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, in Carthage.
Private family graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Johnson Cemetery in
Joaquin with Bro. Luke Garrett officiating.
Born June 10, 1953, in Jacksonville, Randy is the son of Morris Weldon Garrett and Mary Nell Johnson Garrett.
He was a maintenance director at Joaquin ISD.
Survived by

On February 16th, 2021 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required our public water system, City of Joaquin, to issue a Boil Water Notice (BWN) to inform our customers that due to loss of pressure, water from our system must be boiled prior to consumption.