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Gov. Ivey Attends 2017 Hurricane Exercise

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The Emergency Operation Center at the Alabama EMA Headquarters was packed Monday morning as officials participated in the 2017 Hurricane Exercise. Governor Kay Ivey briefed representatives from many different state organizations about the procedures in case a hurricane hits. While a major hurricane hasn’t hit the state in recent years, Ivey says it could develop anytime. “Check your preparedness plans,…

ADOT Get Ready for This Year’s Hurricane Season

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The Alabama Department of Transportation is getting ready for the beginning of hurricane season on June 1. Workers will conduct a drill to practice reversing the traffic flow on Interstate 65 in south Alabama on Wednesday. Traffic won’t be affected, and drivers will stay in their normal lanes. But workers will do a dress rehearsal of the actions needed to…