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A travel curfew has been approved and will begin at 6:00pm on Tuesday January 21 and end at 12:00pm noon on Wednesday January 22, 2025.

Emergency services and responders as well as road crews will be exempt from the curfew as long as they are in official response or public safety capacity.

The County weather briefing today revealed dangerous winter storms in our area starting around 6pm Tuesday, January 21^st and lasting through Wednesday, January 22^nd. There will be hard freezes this week with chills in the teens the next couple of mornings. For our area they are anticipating 2-4 inches of rain mixed with snow and up to 1 inch of ice. We ask that everyone stay off of the roads Tuesday evening and Wednesday. The County offices will close at 1pm on Tuesday and remain closed through Wednesday. There will be a shelter set up at the Quitman Church of God Tuesday and Wednesday night. Please follow updates on the County and Brooks County 911 Facebook page and website.

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FEMA UPDATE

FEMA is set up for our area in the Lowndes County Disaster Recovery Center, located at 4434 Forrest Street Extention in Valdosta. The hours of operation are 8am to 7pm Monday through Saturday and 1pm to 6pm Sunday. They will have boots on the ground in our area through Christmas. They will reach out to every citizen before leaving the area. When visiting FEMA face to face, please have your ID and proof of address.