Fire Depts receive water donations for wildfire season
Mont Belvieu Fire Department received two pallets of canned emergency drinking water from M L Wismer Distributing Company to aid wildfire response. The donation supports hydration for MBFD and Chambers County volunteer departments, aiding long missions and mutual aid coverage. Chief Lee Atchison notes hydration is vital for firefighter safety and performance. The gift comes via Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council partnership.
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M.L. Wismer Distributing Company
Anheuser-Busch
Chambers County
MBFD
Lee Atchison
National Volunteer Fire Council
Lee College Receives $5 Million Anonymous Donation
Lee College announced a $5 million unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott, praised for supporting students in need during the pandemic and for fund use toward the college community. The donor wished anonymity until revealed. The college also received $122,500 from the Greater Texas Foundation for emergency aid and program improvements.
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MacKenzie Scott
Amazon
Jeff Bezos
Lynda Villanueva
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Lee Cares
Villanueva
Greater Texas Foundation
Emergency repairs approved for Lee College cooling towers
Lee College regents authorize emergency cooling tower repairs with Comex after louvers were removed and the tower structure found in bad shape. Replacement is projected to take 12 weeks, potentially disrupting classes and activities while President Dr. Lynda Villanueva negotiates funding and a contract. Regent Weston Cotten cited Texas heat as justification for emergency action.
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Lee College
Comex
Lynda Villanueva
Weston Cotten
Texas’ Heat
Matt Hollis
Hurricane Chandler’s lasting mark on Texas coast
The piece recalls a deadly Texas hurricane that struck Galveston, causing 771 deaths and prompting salt cedar revetments to halt sand movement. It notes the hurricane warning flag created by the Signal Corps and mentions Baytown native Chuck Chandler, now retired, who serves on the Harris County Historical Commission and can be contacted at cechandler73 gmail com.
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Texas
U.S
Signal Corps
Baytown
Chuck Chandler
Exxon
Harris County Historical Commission
Cechandler73
Gmail
Cash loses grip as contactless payments rise in UK
A UK Finance report shows contactless payments now exceed cash, with tap and go methods accounting for over a quarter of all payments last year while cash fell to 17 percent. The pandemic accelerated the shift, and overall transaction volume declined for the first time in six years as businesses closed or limited operations.
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U.K
Smacuec
U.K. Finance
Free food distributions in June at faith groups
June 23 to 30 schedule lists Faith Family at 6500 North Main St from 9 to noon and First United Methodist Church Mont Belvieu at 10629 Eagle Drive 9 to 11 a.m. on June 23, St. Pauls Lutheran 712 Schilling Ave 9 to noon on June 24, Hearts and Hands Baytown at Missouri Street Church of Christ 3400 Highway 146 1 to 3 p.m. on June 24, and Mont Belvieu church again June 30.
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Faith Family
North Main St
First United Methodist Church
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Drive
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Schilling Avenue
Hearts and Hands of
Baytown
Missouri Street
Church of Christ
Highway 146
First United Methodist Church of
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