Carse Crews loads belongings from the Stonewall Senior Citizens Center into a pickup Sunday after stormwater poured through the building’s exposed roof. More than 50 volunteers helped empty nearly the entire center, clearing the way for restoration work expected to take four to six months. PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ
Sandy Mullen and Lisa Flowers, Owner of the Headquarters General Store helped to organize and pack up all the kitchen equipment Sunday. PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ
As floodwaters swept across parts of the Texas Hill Country on July 16, once again raising floodwaters well above average, the same storm system was also wreaking havoc nearly 250 miles to the northwest along the Double Mountains.
Inside the Stonewall Senior Citizens Center in Aspermont, it was supposed to be an ordinary Thursday.
Director Becky Flores and her staff were busy preparing lunch while f…