Due to forecasted impacts from Tropical Storm Ian, Board of County Commissioners Chairman Dennis Rape has declared a State of Emergency for Union County that goes into effect today, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. This declaration gives the Union County Sheriff's Office, Monroe, NC authority to close roads impacted by flooding and issue citations to motorists who disregard emergency barricades.
Read more: https://www.unioncountync.gov/.../Compon.../News/News/734/14
Please be safe and stay weather aware.
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