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The West Sabine Board of Trustees met in regular session October 17. Their agenda was moderate.

Good day to you, all our faithful readers! Our question this week involves the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene in Georgia and North Carolina, namely that of FEMA. To start, I am reminded of FEMA’s response around here to Hurricane Rita in Sabine County a few decades ago.

As fall-like weather occurs across the state, Texas A&M Forest Service urges all Texans to help reduce the spread of oak wilt and invasive insects by taking preventive measures and being cautious when collecting, transporting and purchasing firewood.

Texas Forestry Museum will have its I-Spy Halloween Trail again this year. Families are invited to hunt for Halloween characters and win fun prizes. It will be available starting on Saturday, October 19th through Tuesday, October 31st during museum hours. This is a free event, and we hope to see your family there!

GM Water Supply Corporation issues statement on dirty / discolored water: this has been an ongoing issue since doing the free chlorine conversion which began back in mid July in conjunction with the City of Hemphill. The discoloration in the water is not dirt or mud. It’s a combination of iron and manganese that is falling out within the system once it leaves the main water plant. Water samples are taken regularly and even though the water may not look appeasing, the State of Texas says the water is safe and therefore no boil water notices have been issued. Since beginning the conversion, we have flushed over 10 million gallons of water on the ground in hopes the water clearing up. We are currently working with multiple different companies as well as Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconveniences this has caused. Thank you.