SUMMARY: City leaders in Athens held a special meeting to negotiate a contract with the Athens-Limestone County Animal Shelter amid discussions about ending the shelter’s services. Some county officials plan to open their own animal control facility due to rising costs. Athens officials were not informed about this decision, prompting community concerns. Public speakers opposed the shelter’s potential shutdown, fearing it would significantly increase animal control issues in the area. The meeting aimed to address these complications and ensure continued services for local animal welfare.

Athens city leaders have called a special meeting to negotiate a contract with the Athens-Limestone County Animal Shelter to continue services.

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SUMMARY: Governor Kay Ivey has announced the deployment of a 13-member Alabama National Guard team to assist in heavily impacted areas following a storm, particularly in North Carolina. The team consists of 11 airmen who are part of Alabama’s fatality search and recovery unit, responding to reports of over 1,000 individuals still missing due to the storm. Their mission is to support search efforts in these devastated regions.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced she is deploying an Alabama National Guard team to help efforts in some of the most heavily impacted areas of North Alabama.

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SUMMARY: Noel Schulman, originally from Asheville, North Carolina, is deeply affected by the recent hurricane devastation in Daphne, which is about 600 miles away. The mountainous Asheville area has typically provided protection from storms, leaving residents unconcerned about such disasters. However, Schulman’s worry intensified as she learned of a friend’s near-fatal landslide experience during the storm. Committed to helping, she plans to return to Asheville with essential supplies in her SUV. Beyond providing aid, she feels a strong need to reconnect with her friends and hometown amid the long road to recovery following the hurricane.

Recovery efforts are in full swing across a handful of states in the path of Hurricane Helene. Two weeks from now, more relief supplies will arrive from Daphne from a woman who says doing nothing is not an option.

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