SEMINOLE – In a special meeting on Wednesday the Gaines County Commissioners Court authorized County Judge Tom Keyes to apply for a grant from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to cover costs incurred by the county during the recent shutdown of all but the most “essential” services. The $603,075 grant will be channeled from Washington through state governments for counties like Gaines, with populations of fewer than 500,000 residents. The court also resolved to comply with Governor Abbott’s most recent executive order allowing for the reopening of additional businesses and services, but made some small adjustments to the county’s own Action Plan ...