Businesses and schools across the community are banding together to create hundreds of needed face guards for the medical community during the COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Kyle King worked with his personal 3D printer until he came up with a design the medical community approved of for their use and the use of others in need like first responders.

Lufkin High School 3-D printers hard at work distributing face shields for local medical professionals and first responders.

Grace Juarez’s email address is grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com.