Barnes declares state of emergency in Gordon County
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Posted 9:09PM on Thursday 2nd May 2002 ( 23 years ago )
CALHOUN - Gov. Roy Barnes declared a state of emergency Thursday in storm-ravaged parts of Gordon County. <br>
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Wednesday's storm, which the National Weather Service said included a tornado, damaged hundreds of houses and commercial structures, downed power lines and made some roads impassible, said Gary McConnell, director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. <br>
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``The emergency declaration allows state resources to be used to assist Gordon County in recovery efforts,'' McConnell said. <br>
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Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor planned to tour the damaged areas on Friday and meet with local officials.
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