Water, food distribution tapers off after storm

  • It took one local agency about three days after a Feb. 23 delivery to distribute pallets of food and water to residents in need. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    It took one local agency about three days after a Feb. 23 delivery to distribute pallets of food and water to residents in need. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
After just a few days tens of thousands of MREs and bottles of water found their way to Highland Lakes residents who picked them up with the remainder placed in the care of the Highland Lakes Crisis Network (HLCN) as the need continues after the February winter storm, officials said. “The water we received from the shipments from the state went very quickly. “In the initial stages, we had a few…

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