Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader with Rome Georgia Cares volunteers (Photo Credit: Rome News Tribune)

Rome Georgia Cares was already helping flood victims in Kentucky, but quickly mobilized to help flood victims in their neighboring county this week.  The organization is a combined effort of several organizations in Floyd County and they have been sending needed supplies to flood victims in Chattooga County this week.

“We’ve coordinated to have two trucks delivering cases of water to the Walmart in Summerville and another tractor trailer load is delivering water to the fire department there,” said Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson. “We’re also picking up pallets of water to take to the 911 center in Summerville.”

Sheriff Roberson said that Rome Georgia Cares had originally planned a trip to Kentucky this week, but quickly decided to focus on the need in neighboring Chattooga County.

David Thornton, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office chaplain and Rome Ga Cares coordinator, said Walmart has donated trucks full of water that will make their way to Summerville and Trion. He also said at least 15 workers would be deployed to Chattooga County on Tuesday to assist residents there.

Roberson said he met with Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader to determine exactly what help and supplies were most urgently needed in that county.