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Local Habitat affiliate updates project plans during the pandemic

Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:00pm

Habitat for Humanity of Camp County, TX Inc. updated the actions the affiliate is taking to protect its board, volunteers and the people it serves during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. According to Vice President and Construction Manager, Scottie Traylor, “based on recommendations from our local government officials, we have decided to postpone ramp and home building projects requiring several volunteers on site until it is deemed safe to do so.” When these projects are rescheduled, times and locations will be posted on the affiliates’ Facebook page and the Camp County Talks page. Additional updates will be publicized as conditions change.

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The new normal?

Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:00pm

I try not to spend too much time on Facebook, but with everything else in the world closed and social media being my only form of contact with friends and family, it’s hard to stay off. In the time I spend online, I see two major things trending: COVID-19 and Tiger King. I’m going to focus on the more family appropriate, more important theme here.

Upshur Rural Electric repairs storm damage, restores power

Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:00pm

The storms producing straight line winds that moved through East Texas Easter afternoon left Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative with over 38,000 members’ meters without electricity throughout the URECC service area. The primary reason for the majority of the outages was wind blowing large trees onto lines. Many large trees were uprooted from the ground that was softened by the large amount of rain that fell on Easter morning. The damage to the system is extensive.

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