On Thursday, February 23, U.S. RepTerriSewell, a Selma native, will host a disaster assistance resource fair in the Queen City of the Black Belt, which was impacted by storms in January.
On Tuesday morning, Sewell visited Hale and Greene Counties where she toured the damage from the January storms and hosted two disaster relief roundtables with representatives from FEMA, Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman, and local Hale Greene, and Sumter County officials. Later that afternoon, Sewell traveled to Greene County and met with State Representative Curtis Travis and Eutaw Mayor Latasha Johnson for a driving tour of the storm damage.
Following the tour, Sewell hosted a disaster relief roundtable at Eutaw City Hall with local officials from Greene and Sumter Counties, including Sumter County Commission Chairman Marcus Campbell and Sumter County Emergency Management Director Margaret Gulley. “As your representative, I have made it my mission to ensure that our communities get the resources they need to rebuild better and stronger than before,”“To that end, strengthening our lines of communication and forging partnerships between every level of government are paramount. That’s why I spent the day surveying the damage and hosting disaster relief roundtables here in Hale and Greene Counties.
“Thanks to our tireless advocacy, additional federal assistance has been granted and is on its way to those who need it,” continued Sewell. “To those affected, know that you are not alone. So long as there is a need, our federal, state, and local officials will continue to band together to offer relief.”
Earlier this month, Thomas and Annie Curry— a couple who lost their home of 50 years when the storm stuck Selma— joined
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