Godfrey Tree Service trucks and workers have been busy over the past several days from picking up water in Rome to bring back to Chattooga County, to cutting downed trees for flood victims.
For the past two days, Lucky’s in Menlo has been distributing tractor-trailer loads of water to residents in need. With the announcement on Tuesday afternoon that the City of Menlo has exhausted their reserve supply of water in the system’s reservoir, more Menlo residents will be needing water. Nikki Ballard with Lucky’s in Menlo told WZQZ news on Tuesday evening, that Lucky’s plans to distribute free water to those in need for the rest of the week. Nikki Ballard said, “We are doing all we can to assist the Menlo area, as well as those that need water in Summerville.”
Horizon Baptist Fellowship – located on the Lyerly Highway (Highway 114) across from Chattooga High School – has announced that they will have around 200 cases of water to pass out to those in need on Wednesday. The water is expected to be at the church at 11:30 AM.
On Tuesday morning, Menlo Mayor Allan Keen predicted that the city would be out of water at its reservoir by Tuesday afternoon. That prediction came true late Tuesday afternoon. Menlo City officials notified WZQZ News that the town’s reservoir ran out of water around 4:15 PM.
Flooding has caused damage to Lyerly Dam Road and Lyerly Cemetery Road. The roads are closed at this time. If you normally travel those areas, you will need to find a different route.
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Menlo Mayor Allan Keen is asking that Menlo water customers conserve water as much as possible today. The mayor is predicting that the city’s water system will not have pressure by this afternoon. The city has been using water from a reservoir to supplement the water system – and that reserve is almost depleted. The mayor says that the City of Summerville is working with the City of Menlo to keep the water buffalo at Menlo City Hall supplied with household water for Menlo water customers. There is also bottled water available at Menlo City Hall and Lucky’s in Menlo is passing out cases of water once again today. Again, if you are a Menlo water customer – please conserve water as much as possible today and be prepared for no water pressure later this afternoon.
The flooding that plagued Chattooga County over Labor Day weekend is being called a flood of “historic proportions”. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia says over 14 inches of rain fell in about an eight-hour period from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Tri-State Weather Meteorologist Patrick Core told WZQZ News a stalled low pressure system over Alabama and plenty of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico created perfect conditions for a horrible situation.
A thirty-four-year-old Chattooga County man was found guilty of child molestation this past week after a trial in Chattooga County Superior Court.
Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey says that the damage to the city’s water treatment plant is unprecedented. The plant was submerged in flood waters on Sunday morning, causing major damage to electrical systems inside the building.