Weather prompts state of emergency
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a proclamation Jan. 14 designating a state of emergency to exist, as of 2 p.m., for Franklin County, Lauderdale County and Colbert County, as well as Lawrence, Marion, Lamar, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties.
The proclamation addressed the activation of the Alabama Emergency Operations Plan, including direction pertaining to activation of the Alabama National Guard and other state agencies, as well as measures to avoid price gouging and considerations regarding actual expense reimbursement and other matters.
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