Santa arrives on a fire truck at the Shepherd Hometown Christmas celebration on Saturday Photos by Charles Ballard

The Trinity Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 26th Annual Christmas Show and Parade was awesome. Everything was perfect including the weather. The food, the gifts, the music, and the people of Trinity were very blessed for these activities that were held Saturday at the Trinity Community Center. If you did not see the parade on Saturday night, you missed the best lighted Christmas parade we have had in a long time. I will list the six category winners, but you must know it was a tough decision for the judges to choose the first-place winners, because even second- and third-place winners were outstanding. •Category 1 — Floats-River Pointe Rehab Center- The Polar Express •Category 2 — Cars and Trucks-TISD Transportation-The Grinch •Category 3 — Motorcycles/Four Wheelers- Jerry Wilder, Motorcycle •Category 4 — Walkers-TISD Marching Band •Category 5 — Emergency Vehicles-Trinity Volunteer Fire Department •Students 6 — TISD Tigerettes The youth of the community were the stars of our show. A…

Vehicles sported bright lights at the annual Christmas parade. PHOTOS BY TONY FARKAS Vehicles sported bright lights at the annual Christmas parade. PHOTOS BY TONY FARKAS

Trinity Fire & Rescue personnel assist law enforcement at an accident site. One person was injured in a two-car crash on Highway 19 Saturday evening. Courtesy photo TCNS staff TRINITY — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers investigated a crash on state Highway 19 south of Trinity that occurred Saturday. The investigation indicates that at approximately 6:47 p.m., a 2011 GMC Terrain was traveling north in the inside lane, while a 2011 Lincoln MKX was traveling north in the outside lane. Trinity Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Keith Johnson said his department responded with 11 firefighters and two engines to the crash, as the northbound lanes were shut down for approximately 15 minutes for Ventura EMS to load patients. Reports indicated the driver of the GMC slowed down and traveled onto the left shoulder to enter the turnaround but changed her mind and attempted to re-enter the inside lane. As she attempted to enter the inside lane, another vehicle was traveling in it and the…