Winter Storm Octavia in the South: Hundreds of Thousands Without Power; 5 … – The Weather Channel
Winter Storm Octavia in the South: Hundreds of Thousands Without Power; 5 …The Weather ChannelRobert Bentley placed vital state agencies on alert over the weekend, including the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Alabama National Guard, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Alabama Department of Transportation, according to a news release …and more »
SHN Haiti Relief Effort – Update on Feb.12, 2010
Rod Brooks, President and CEO, and Allen Renquist, International Operations Manager of Stop Hunger Now updates us on the progress of the relief effort targeting the earthquake response in Haiti. For contact and support information see: Http://www.stophungernow.org
Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. Since 1998, the organization is driven by a vision to end world hunger in our lifetime and a mission to provide food and life-saving aid to the worlds most destitute and hungry in the most sustainable, efficient and effective manner.
Knox County Schools cancels classes today; state death toll continues to climb … – Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News SentinelKnox County Schools cancels classes today; state death toll continues to climb …Knoxville News SentinelTwenty-two deaths across the state have been attributed to the major winter storm since it struck Feb. 16, plunging much of the state into single-digit temperatures and widespread power outages, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.and more »
National Guard, state teams help battered Cumberland Plateau
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency officials now say that 27 people around the state have died as a result of last week's ice storm and bone-chilling low temperatures.