It took two hours to find a gallon of milk, Whitlock tells Trevino
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BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - In an exclusive interview with Ron Whitlock Reports, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevi\\xf1o was told by a reporter that it took two hours to find and buy a gallon of milk.\\xa0
\\u201cAnd we do not even have a confirmed case yet. What is going to happen when we have a confirmed case?\\u201d Trevi\\xf1o asked, in response to the observation by veteran reporter Ron Whitlock.
\\u201cEverybody has to remain calm and be mindful. Having five gallons when you only need one every two weeks or a week and half, that is not what we should be doing,\\u201d the county judge said.
Whitlock had pointed out that he drove for two hours around Willacy County on Sunday looking for milk. He said he visited HEB, Dollar General and a few convenience stores.\\xa0
\\u201cI ended up with the last two gallons of milk in Willacy County. It took me two hours to get those last two gallons of milk. It was just like Beulah,\\u201d said Whitlock, remembering back to the famous hurricane of 1967.\\xa0
Due to the heavy floods, Whitlock, then a radio broadcaster, was the only reporter operating in the Rio Grande Valley for a week in the aftermath of Beulah. His title was news and public affairs director at K-RIO 910 AM.
\\u201cLet\\u2019s be positive, be prepared and not panic,\\u201d Trevi\\xf1o told Whitlock, referring to the current coronavirus pandemic.
Trevi\\xf1o gave an update on the number of potential cases of coronavirus in Cameron County. At a news conference last Friday, Trevi\\xf1o said two people had been tested and were found to be negative. Results were not yet in for the other two tests, he said. Monday\\u2019s update, was that there four tests that had come back negative and the results of five other tests were not yet known.\\xa0
\\u201cWe\\u2019re going to see the numbers spike,\\u201d Trevi\\xf1o predicted.\\xa0
The interview with the Cameron County Judge came before the City of South Padre Island declared an emergency. Trevi\\xf1o spoke about the situation on South Padre Island in his interview with Whitlock. He has a news conference planned for Tuesday, March 17, 2020.\\xa0
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