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CALVERT, TX — The Calvert Mainstreet Preservation organization is hosting a concert downtown this weekend, hoping to raise funds to help promote small businesses within the city. Historic downtown Calvert has been blossoming more and more each year.

“Texas Highways magazine just named Calvert as one of the next Marfa’s,” said Brenda Van de Walle, vice president of the Calvert Chamber of Commerce. “We were labeled the ‘dark horse’ in the race… The art scene is very important to Calvert, and I believe in developing and revitalizing the main street.”

Van de Walle co-owns the Farmers–to-Market coffee shop in Calvert, and co-founded a new nonprofit called Calvert Mainstreet Preservation. Dedicated to helping the small-town economy and to saving Calvert’s historic architecture,…

Written by Benjamin Freed
Nov 20, 2020 | STATESCOOP

Several state and local government agencies around the United States have had their web presences taken out following a ransomware attack against a web hosting provider the agencies share.

The provider, Managed.com, was targeted with the REvil malware in an incident that appears to have started Monday. The company has said it took down the entirety of its web hosting services, according to ZDNet, which was first to report the incident. Those services include managed website hosting, email and file-transfer servers and remote access points.

But in Managed.com deactivating its hosting infrastructure, several of its clients’ websites have…

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – In 2018, 888 Wisconsinites took their own life.

It’s the 10th leading cause of death overall in the state but the second for people between the ages 10 to 34.

That’s according to the most recent data from the CDC.

Now there is fear that it will rise even more because of the struggles people have faced due to the pandemic.

That’s why one organization is dedicated to raising awareness about it in our community.

The La Crosse Suicide Prevention Initiative hosted a virtual awareness event from…