#WALB NEWS CENTER 10 ALBANY UPDATE#
Bishop said he will host a meeting to update information next Thursday, tentatively scheduled for Thursday from 4 to 7 at Westover High School. WALB-TV is South Georgias First Alert Station for breaking news, severe weather, and local sports for Albany, Americus, Tifton, Thomasville, and Valdosta. Public works crews have plugged it again and continue to pump the water, but can't guarantee that it will hold until the water recedes.īishop said that officials must move quickly to apply for stimulus funds. This is the drainage pipe that burst Monday and flooded the homes for a second time. Kristi Richter said "I'm glad that they are concerned and figuring out the problem and getting us some help. Because your home is very important and we need someplace to live."
Mary Grier said "I appreciate anything he can do to help. The homeowners said meeting with Bishop gave them hope their homes could be cleaned up and be safe from floods again. We offer the number one news and weather team to keep. A significant part of it that is available for infrastructure improvements for water, sewer, and flood control." Dew point will be around 64F with an average humidity of 72. The Albany State University COMPASS program assists potentially at-risk students who may face homelessness, foster care, or other circumstances. WALB News 10 is Southwest Georgias source for live, local and late-breaking news, weather and sports. And a lot of that goes for infrastructure. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for stimulus."īishop urged local leaders to come up with plans to fix the flooding drainage issues, file for Washington stimulus funds that are coming up.īishop said "780 billion dollars.
Owned by Raycom Media, WALB has studios on Stuart. WALB-TV is South Georgias First Alert Station for breaking news, severe weather, and local sports for Albany, Americus, Tifton, Thomasville, Valdosta and. Many of those home owners, Dougherty County Commissioners and State leaders met with the Congressman, who said they must use this disaster to not only clean up, but fix the drainage problems that caused the flooding.īishop said "It gives an opportunity, because we see where the needs are for infrastructure improvements. signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter (east of Doerun) along the Colquitt and Worth County line. Bishop says that local officials need to move quickly and apply for stimulus plan money to make flood improvements.Ĭongressman Sanford Bishop got a first hand look at the Mockingbird Drive subdivision, and the water that still covers the roads and several homes. Second District Congressman Sanford Bishop toured the Mockingbird Drive neighborhood and met with people whose homes have been flooded twice in one week.
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