The Author Ashe Center will be open 24 hours for residents that are in need of cooling, water, books and games for the children until Thursday. The Red Cross will be doing mass feeding at 5:30 pm. For more information call the shelter at 804-317-2039 To volenteer click HERE
Petersburg Officials Declare Local Emergency In anticipation of the potential impacts of Hurricane Irene, City Manager William E. Johnson, III has declared a Local Emergency for the City of Petersburg. This will allow the City to fully implement its Emergency Operations Plan. Petersburg’s Emergency Operations Center will open at 9:00am on Saturday morning at the […]
Hurricane Irene continues to strengthen with strong wind gusts and speeds up to 115 miles per hour. The hurricane is pounding in the Bahamas now and will become a major hurricane by later today. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow Also, due to the smokefires in the south, the National Weather Service in Wakefield, […]
