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Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
and last updated 2020-12-19 00:28:01-05
Hurricane Hanna left the historic Bob Hall Pier in shambles, and ever since, the debate on what to do with it has been a hot topic.
At Fridayâs Nueces County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners voted to demolish the pier and have it rebuilt, along with Mikel May s restaurant, for a price tag of over $13 million.
Jacobs Engineering, the group that will be designing and constructing the new pier, laid out its reasoning behind a total rebuild, saying the pier would last at least 100 years if it was completely rebuilt.
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A McAllen family who lost their home during Hurricane Hanna is now battling another tragedy a cancer diagnosis.
When Hurricane Hanna hit the Rio Grande Valley the Macias family s home was burned down from what they believe was a light post that fell on a tree which ignited the fire.
After six months of trying to get back on their feet, Home Owner Jean Macias found out her mother had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ 2020 has been a challenging and difficult year, and the record-breaking and record-setting Atlantic hurricane season certainly didn t help matters. Two weeks before the official start of hurricane season on June 1, Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the coast of Florida and it was off to the races.
By the time the season ended on November 30, an impressive thirty named storms – the most in a single season – formed. For the second time in recent history besides 2005, the list of pre-defined Atlantic hurricane names was exhausted, and the Greek alphabet was used to extend the list of names. Twelve named storms – six at hurricane intensity – made landfall in the United States, the most in a single season. Almost the entire U.S. coastline that is exposed to tropical storms and hurricanes was under a watch or a warning at some point during the season. The month of November saw two major hurricanes slam Central America, inc