Gibson County Mayor speaks on hazardous roads
A STATEMENT FROM THE COUNTY MAYOR, NELSON CUNNINGHAM
To the residents of Gibson County,
As you are aware, the winter storm that took place on Janaury 24 and Janaury 25 had multiple impacts to Gibson County. Please know that several county departments are actively working to mitigate these conditions and keep our community safe.
Due to hazardous road conditions across the county, we are strongly urging everyone to remain at home unless travel is absolutely necessary. Roadways are currently unsafe in many areas, and limiting travel will help protect you and allow emergency and maintenance crews to work more efficiently. The courthouse remains closed along with the Trenton & Humboldt Health Departments, Gibson County Memorial Library, Gibson County Office on Aging and Gibson County Archives.
The Gibson County Highway Department has been plowing/grading roads since Sunday. They are using four trucks with blades, three graders, one front-end loader and one backhoe to try to clear the roads. They have been over 362 miles of road at this point. We will continue this process throughout the coming days. The temperatures will play a vital role over the next few days in the clearing process.
Gibson County Emergency Management continues to monitor conditions while staying in contact with response agencies, utilities, TDOT and TEMA. A situational briefing was held late last week in anticipation of this weather event.
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