If a tornado is spotted in Whitley County, or flash flooding has closed a road, Whitley County leaders now have the means to inform the public directly about it.
The Whitley County Fiscal Court unanimously approved a contract with Reach Alert for a notification system during its April 20 meeting.
“This will give our citizens a chance to enter their email or cell phone number to where we can send out messages if something concerning comes up in our community,” said Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White, Jr. “It could be everything from changes to our garbage schedule to emergencies.”
Community members can sign up for the Reach Alert notifications by visiting www.reachalert.com and clicking on sign up. The network is Whitley County in the drop-down list. To finish sign up, follow the prompts. If you live in Corbin or Williamsburg, individuals can join their network also.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Apr 27, 2021
3 hrs ago
WHITLEY COUNTY - After expanding the countyâs sanitation department to include the rental of dumpsters, Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White, Jr. said there has been an âunreal demand.â On Wednesday, the fiscal court took action that would help curb that demand, by accepting a bid that will bring 25 new 3-yard dumpsters to the the department.
Judge White said the county currently has a little more than 50 dumpsters available for rent and noted that the waiting list was approximately three months long.
âA lot of times people will call and use them for a week or two, just clean out a house or something like that,â said White. âThe thing that itâs really helping with is that itâs helping clean up our county.â
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Black civic leaders in Oregon heard the alarm bells early in the pandemic.
Data and anecdotes around the country suggested that the coronavirus was disproportionately killing Black people. Locally, Black business owners had begun fretting about their livelihoods, as stay-at-home orders and various other measures were put into place. Many did not have valuable houses they could tap for capital, and requests for government assistance had gone nowhere.
After convening several virtual meetings, the civic leaders proposed a bold and novel solution that state lawmakers approved in July. The state would earmark $62 million of its $1.4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money to provide grants to Black residents, business owners and community organizations enduring pandemic-related hardships.