Important Disaster Information for Macon

Macon Councilwomen Lauren Benedict asked that I post the following announcement from Macon-Bibb Emergency Management/Homeland Security:


If you had damages from the recent tornado in Macon / Bibb County, you may be eligible for assistance. If you have immediate disaster-caused emergency basic needs, call 1-866-GET – INFO (1-866-438-4636) or visit the American Red Cross Service Center currently located at 1200 Riverside Drive between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm (noon to 6:00 pm Sunday).

If you need any other type of assistance from the tornado, please call Macon / Bibb County EMA at 478-751-7214. EMA will be operating from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday, and 9 am to 5 Pm on Monday.

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When They Do the Right Thing...

When the DPG does the right thing, we should show our support. The Party did the right thing last week when they canceled a long-planned fundraiser in Macon after the tornado devastated our community. In the meantime, Democrats Work brought volunteers to Macon to help with the aftermath of the storm. (There's still PLENTY for volunteers to do, by the way.) This was exactly what should've happened.

Now, the fundraiser has been rescheduled, and I want to invite you all to come to my office on May 27th at 5:30, and support the DPG. Here's the info from Jane:

What an exciting and busy year 2008 is shaping up to be!We have rescheduled our Macon reception to Tuesday, May 27th from 5:30 to 7:00pm at Amy and Daryl Morton's offices.

I really hope you are able to make room in your hectic schedule to attend.

If you'd like to be a host by giving $1,000 or $500, you can click here, or you can give $250 or $100 by clicking here.

Macon Young Professionals may attend the May 27th reception for $75 by clicking here.

To RSVP or for further information, please call us at 678-278-2102. You may also email tim@georgiademocrat.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Again, I hope to see you in Macon next Tuesday!

Best regards,

Jane Kidd,

Chair Democratic Party of Georgia

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Duck, and Cover

It looks like Macon and Middle Georgia got hit hard last night. You should see the video on 13WMAZ. They haven't classified the storms yet, but it looks like tornado's ripped through north and south Bibb. One person, in Dublin,is dead, and there is extensive property damage. Trees snapped in half, roofs blown off, churches steeples gone, gas leaks, houses on fire, structural damage to brick buildings and a gas leak on Heath Road in Macon. We do not have water at our house in north Bibb, apparently because a pumping station got hit. One of the houses that's on fire is in a neighborhood that also does not have water. The Bibb County Sheriff and Macon Police have a simple directive: STAY HOME. Power lines are down. Water is standing. Trees are blocking roads. It's not safe to drive around. Ben Jones, the 13WMAZ meteorologist, is speculating that, based on the damage, the tornado could have been at least an F2. Mayor Reichert has declared a state of emergency.

First, I heard the rain, and the wind and then realized that a tornado siren was blaring. That was at about 5 a.m. this morning. Daryl got up and turned on the television. I picked up my blackberry and saw the tornado warning. I ran up the steps and woke up my son, and then we turned up the television and huddled in the only room in the house that doesn't have an outside wall. Then, 13WMAZ went quiet. It was really, really scary. And, surreal. It's really easy to feel like you're over-reacting when you're huddled in that little bathroom. We're lucky at our house. There's no damage I can see, but clearly, this morning, no one was over-reacting.

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