MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Marshall County Commission voted to apply for a community development block grant to build a new community storm shelter and improve roads. If awarded, the ...

Since then a number of community shelters have been built and now there is the opportunity for residents of our area to build a storm shelter at their own home and be reimbursed some monies for ...

For years, the town had been using a Baptist church’s basement as a storm shelter, but wanted to build a more accessible one. The city was denied this grant last year, but got approved for it ...

“We’ve recognized we really need to complete a storm shelter on location,” she said. VanOrmer says the rescue has raised over $86,000 so far in their goal of $150,000 to complete the project. “We all ...