{"id":1138043,"date":"2022-06-23T08:52:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1138043"},"modified":"2022-06-25T08:15:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T13:15:35","slug":"east-texas-cooling-stations-see-uptick-in-attendance-due-to-hot-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1138043","title":{"rendered":"East Texas cooling stations see uptick in attendance due to hot temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1138044\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/hiway-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>LONGVIEW &#8212; With the above-normal heat for a Texas summer, East Texas shelters like Hiway 80 Rescue Mission are seeing more people coming in to cool off, according to our news partner KETK. The blazing temperatures can cause health risks such as dehydration, sunburn and heat exhaustion. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Between our women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shelter and our facility in Tyler- Gateway to Hope, we were just shy of 200 folks last night in a shelter. Normally, we are around 150 or so there has been an uptick in people seeking shelter due to this heat wave we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve experienced,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Brian Livingston, Executive Director of Hiway 80 Rescue Mission. The heat can affect sleep, especially for those living on the street.<!--more--> Hiway 80 says they have already gone through hundreds of cases of water to help hydrate those in need. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Water donations would be a huge thing. We are also trying to be in a position to provide sunscreen and things like that for folks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Livingston. Water donations are always appreciated at drop-off locations at all Hiway 80 Rescue locations and at The Salvation Army. Any fans or cooling units are also a serious need.<\/p>\n<p>For Donation Drop-offs:<\/p>\n<p>The groups said they especially need Water\/ AC units\/ Fans<\/p>\n<p>People may donate at the following locations:<\/p>\n<p>Hiway 80 Rescue Mission: Longview Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Shelter: 3117 W Marshall Avenue Longview, TX 75604 or at the Administrative Office.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler- Hiway 80 Drop-Off at Gateway to Hope: 601 E Valentine St. Tyler, TX 75702<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation Army in Longview: 519 E Cotton St. Longview, TX 75601<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONGVIEW &#8212; With the above-normal heat for a Texas summer, East Texas shelters like Hiway 80 Rescue Mission are seeing more people coming in to cool off, according to our news partner KETK. The blazing temperatures can cause health risks such as dehydration, sunburn and heat exhaustion. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Between our women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shelter and our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1138043\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">East Texas cooling stations see uptick in attendance due to hot temperatures<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1138047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/hiway-150x150.png","fifu_image_alt":"East Texas cooling stations see uptick in attendance due to hot temperatures","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1138043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 00:24:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/06\/hiway-150x150.png","fifu_image_alt":"East Texas cooling stations see uptick in attendance due to hot temperatures","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1138043"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1138076,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138043\/revisions\/1138076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1138047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1138043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1138043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1138043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}