East Alabama schools prepare for impact from Helene [Video]

ANNISTON, Ala. (WIAT) – Because of the expected weather impacts in the eastern part of the state, some school districts are enacting their severe weather plans for Friday. The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency has put out a comprehensive list of school delays and closures for the county on its Facebook. Schools around the area are doing everything from 2-hour delays to e-learning days to straight closures.

“The surrounding superintendents, we talk a lot and each county and each community is independent somewhat but we do lean on each other,” Calhoun County Superintendent Tony Willis said. “We know that to the east of us, it’s a little more severe, and to the south of us is a little more severe. We’re kind of in that range where we feel pretty confident we should be ok.”

Derwin Perry lives in Anniston and works at the Carver Community Center. He wondered why he …