UPSON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN RUSTY BLACKSTON HAS ISSUED A DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY.

THE DECLARATION ALLOWS  UPSON  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  TO  ACTIVATE  ITS  EMERGENCY  PLANS  GIVING  ADDITIONAL  POWERS  TO  THE CHAIRMAN. IT  ALSO  PROVIDES  FOR  ADDITIONAL  STATE  AID  TO  THE  COUNTY  OF  UPSON  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  GA.

CHAIRMAN  BLACKSTON  SAYS  THE  NATIONAL  WEATHER  SERVICE  HAS  FORECAST  UP  TO  AN  INCH  OF  ICE AND  HE  URGES  THE  PUBLIC  TO  STAY  AT  HOME.