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More East Texas Gustav-Related School and Business Closures

September 1, 2008 - 9:15 pm

Reported by The Beaumont Enterprise….

The following businesses and institutions will be closed Tuesday.

Beaumont

- All Saints Episcopal School

- Beaumont ISD

- Beaumont VA Outpatient Clinic

- Harmony Science Academy

- Lamar University

- Lamar Institute of Technology

- Region 5 Education Service Center

- Target stores

Hardin County

- All Hardin County school districts will be closed Tuesday. This includes Hardin-Jefferson, Kountze, Lumberton, Silsbee and West Hardin school districts.

- The Big Thicket National Preserve will be closed until further notice. The closure includes all of the preserve’s facilities and all land and water areas within the boundaries of the preserve.

- Region 5 Education Service Center-Silsbee

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Texas: Hardin County Under Mandatory Evacuation

August 31, 2008 - 5:40 pm

Hardin County Judge Billy Caraway has issued a mandatory evacuation for all Hardin County residents beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31. This order will remain in effect until it is deemed safe for citizens to return.

Residents should use Hwy. 96 North, Hwy. 69 North and FM 92 North. Emergency Management personnel from state and local governments have worked dilligently since Hurricane Rita to improve evacuation preparations, including fuel availability along the route.

Members of the Texas National Guard assisted more than 120 Hardin County residents today. They were evacuated by bus and ambulance. A number of those residents also brought their pets, who were also documented and evacuated with their owners.

Residents can still register with 2-1-1 for evacuation assistance, and those unable to evacuate on their own are encouraged to do so. The Silsbee Middle School evacuation hub re-opened today, Aug. 31, at 7:30 a.m. Residents should arrive early for registration, as the last bus will leave at 3:00 p.m.

Sandbags will be available to Hardin County residents at the following locations: Precinct 1, Farmer St. @ Old Hwy. 418 and Silsbee Fire Station; Precinct 2, Fire Station on FM 92N and Precinct barn off Hwy. 69 north of Kountze; Precinct 3, Sour Lake barn in Pinewood and Keith Road Fire Station in Saratoga; Precinct 4, Keith Road Fire Station. Bring your own shovel and bucket. For more information call Hardin County Emergency Management at 246-5119.

Source:  “Hurricane Evacuation Plans.”  Hardin County Government.  31 August 2008, 8:20 AM.

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Texas: Dispelling Evacuation Rumors for Orange, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties

August 31, 2008 - 5:34 pm

Contact: PIO/ Jill Frillou
Date: 08-31-08
Time: 1:00

DISPELLING EVACUATION RUMORS

Emergency Management Officials are receiving a high volume of calls about the evacuation for Jefferson, Hardin and Orange Counties.  Apparently someone has spread a false rumor that the Southeast Texas Evacuation Order has been lifted.  That is not true.

The evacuation order remains in place.  Unless the media receives official notification from Southeast Texas Emergency Management, All previous information that has been released is still in effect.

Citizens are asked to visit www.setinfo.org for the latest information.

Source:  “Dispelling Evacuation Rumors.“  Orange County Office of Emergency Management.  31 August 2008, 1:00 PM.

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