Crews Continue Red Diesel Spill Clean-up Near Old Goliad Road
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There has been a big clean-up going on in Victoria this week as over 120,000 gallons of red diesel and water were spilled into Dry Creek on Sunday. These are some hard times for many, and there has been no shortage of accidents when you consider winter storms and all the other pressures of life during a pandemic. At least we can be thankful for the teams making a huge effort to address the spill.
We owe our Victoria Emergency Management team and many Victoria County fireworks our gratitude for trying to address the mess as quickly as possible. This all happened on Sunday when the red diesel began to spill into Dry Creek over on Old Goliad Road according to Carolina Astrain who shared the story from Crossroadstoday.com.
Victoria Plans for Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Hub
The Crossroads will see its first mass COVID-19 vaccination hub before the week is out according to Crossroadstoday.com.
The Texas State Department of Health Services and the Victoria County Public Health Director David Gonzales says the county will work with Citizens Medical, DeTar, Post Acute Medical, Victoria Fire Department, and Victoria Emergency Management to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to the community. As of this morning, the county is still waiting on the arrival of the vaccine.
Once it does arrive, the Victoria County Public Health Department says that Frontline Health Care Workers will be first (Tier 1a). Tier 1b (65 and over with high risk) will be notified next. You can register at Swift911 for updates. Notifications will be sent by the health department every time a new shipment of vaccine arrives.