With continued concerns over maintaining proper social distancing and observing current regulations in force to protect the health and safety of family members, the 83rd meeting of the Bockhorn-Rodenbeck Family Reunion scheduled for Sunday, July 19 has been postponed until 2021. The new date is Sunday, July 18, 2021, the third Sunday of the month as has been the tradition since the 1940s.

A total of 16,470 students enrolled during the 2020 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

Masks. They protect us and isolate us.

Respect Life, Wear a Mask To the Editor: Unfortunately there are still way too many businesses and way too many customers in Fayette County, especially in small towns, who are failing to obey the mandatory order to wear masks in public. A simple sign at the business door posted by business owners that says “No Mask, No Entry” would help save lives.

Twenty-four year old Sam Houston joined a Masonic lodge in his home state of Tennessee on Jul. 12, 1817, a couple of decades before members of the fraternal order helped shape the future of Texas.

Last year, as temperatures soared into the triple digits in Texas, 48 Texas State Parks handled 129 heat-related illnesses in humans and pets. Now that the summer has officially begun and temperatures are steadily climbing, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is sharing their top six heat hacks for staying safe in the outdoors.

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.

In my recent columns, I have focused on individual biases and prejudices. By special request, I would like to explain the concept of institutional racism/sexism and how it has real-time consequences for today’s citizens.

The July meeting will be held on July 21 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall, and the book “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole will be discussed. All are welcome.

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a series of articles by Marie Watts about living and working in a diverse environment.