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New community storm shelter installed in Colbert County
It will take a few months to have the shelter fully operational.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 5:30 PM
Updated: Jan 19, 2021 5:42 PM
Posted By: Breken Terry
Colbert County just got a new community storm shelter on the east end of the county.
The new shelter is located next to Abbie Baptist Church off East Sixth Street near Leighton. Colbert County Emergency Management Director Michael David Smith said they chose this location to put the new shelter so it could serve more people in the area. Members of the community were involved to try and determine the best places to put these things that incorporate not only the most people in the community but also to make sure it met all the requirements of the funding coming through FEMA, said Smith.