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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Volume 32, Issue 6
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Happy Valentine's Day from The Hometown Press Tr i n i t y B a y Fi r e s Attorney During Meeting By Wade Thibodeaux The Trinity Bay Conservation District Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 9:00 am. in their office located at 2500 State Highway
124 in Stowell, Texas. The board worked their way through the routine items of the agenda which included the financial report showing $5,744,676.67 in total cash balances before they (contd on page 3)
East Chambers Has Three Sign College Letters
Anahuac Group Donates to Fire Departments By Wade Thibodeaux The Anahuac Emergency Corp was a group of volunteers that provided emergency medical services to the Anahuac area. When Chambers County decided to get into the EMS business and absorbed Anahuac and the Trinity Bay EMS
departments, the group decided to wind down their operations and ultimately dissolve the legal structure of the organization. After several months of taking care of all of the business of the group, the board of directors found themselves (contd on page 4)
Brayden Guillory and Head Coach Russ Sutherland during Guillory's signing day ceremony.
By Wade Thibodeaux The East Chambers Buccaneers football team had three players this year sign letters of intent to play football on
the collegiate level. Last Wednesday, February 3, 2021, Brayden Guillory signed a letter of intent to play for the Trinity Valley Community
Keyrin Green and Ernest Ceasar III with Coach Russ Sutherland after they signed letters of intent to play college football.
College Cardinals in Athens, Texas. This past Monday, February 8, 2021, Ernest Ceasar III signed up to play football for the Texas Wesleyan University Rams in Ft. Worth, Texas and Keyrin Green penned
his intentions to play for the Vikings of Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota. Congratulations to these three young men on their journey to continue to play football at the collegiate level.
R e e n l i s t m ent C erem on y Held at S c h o o l B oard Meeting Area Fire Departments Respond to Grass Fire By Wade Thibodeaux Area Fire Departments responded to a rather large grass fire last Tuesday, February 2, 2021 during the mid afternoon hours in the 800 block of Fm 1406 West. The fire had spread to neighbors on both sides and was somewhat difficult to get to with equipment due to the terrain and the lack of accessible roadways. Most of the firefighting
had to be done by hand and with smaller all terrain vehicles and brush trucks in some areas. Departments responding included Chambers County Emergency Services District No.1, Winnie Stowell VFD, Hankamer VFD, Wallisville VFD, Anahuac VFD, Smith Point VFD, and Oak Island/Double Bayou VFD.
Small all terrain vehicles had to be used to gain access to a grass fire last Tuesday.
Sergeant 1st Class Jason Bourque takes his oath of enlistment during the EC ISD school board meeting. ISD Board of Trustees Bourque was promoted met in regular session to Sergeant 1st Class and on Monday, February reenlisted into the Army. 8, 20221 at 6:00 pm. Sergeant 1st Class Jason in the Administration Bourque is a graduate Building located at of East Chambers Sergeant 1st Class Jason Bourque with his wife 216 Champions Loop High School and he is Karli and son Ramsey pose for a picture after the in Winnie, Texas. currently assigned as a ceremony conducted at Monday night's school During the meeting recruiter with Winnie as board meeting. Staff Sergeant Jason his territory. By Wade Thibodeaux The East Chambers