City of Henderson to provide warming shelter
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF HENDERSON:
With another cold front bringing dangerously low temperatures to the region starting Sunday, January 19th, the City of Henderson is preparing to set up an area in City Hall as a warming center.
City Hall will be open to “anyone who needs a warm place to stay during this cold front.”
Effective Sunday, January 19th through Tuesday, January 21st, any citizen needing emergency shelter should contact Dispatch at 731-989-2201 and an officer will be dispatched to unlock the building.
A warming center (also a heat bank or warm bank) is a short-term emergency shelter that operates when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind, and temperature become dangerously inclement.
Their paramount purpose is the prevention of death and injury from exposure to the elements.
Mayor Terry Bell
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