14 NE Georgia counties to receive federal disaster money

ATLANTA - Fourteen northeast Georgia counties will share in grants totaling nearly $2.7 million headed to Georgia from the department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<br> <br> The funding will be distributed to 104 counties to help the state identify hazards, risks and overall vulnerability to natural hazards, such as floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.<br> <br> The counties in northeast Georgia getting some of the money are Jackson, Banks, Stephens, Habersham, Dawson, Forsyth, Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Rabun, Franklin, Hart, Madison, and Elbert.

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