Was your chimney damaged in the earthquake? Find out before you use your stove or fireplace. Your life could depend on it.

Broken or cracked chimneys can let heat, smoke and toxic gasses escape into your home. Your home could catch fire. You could breathe in carbon monoxide- an invisible, odorless gas created when things burn-that can be deadly.

Some damage is obvious. Some is hidden. To start:

 Check to see if bricks have fallen or the chimney is leaning.

 Look for shiny areas on your metal chimney pipe. This means the chimney moved during the earthquake.

 Look for cracks at joints: where the chimney connects to the firebox, at the roofline, and in the attic.

 Look to see if there are metal ties that hold the chimney to the house. If there aren't any, your chimney
      is at greater risk.

 Check for debris in the firebox.

 Use a screwdriver to check the mortar between the bricks or stones. If it crumbles when you pick at it,
      the chimney may be a hazard.

Time:            2:00 pm

Where:         King George County Administration
                      Building, Combs Board Room

Subject:        2009 USBC Code Update seminar

Cost:            Free

NEWS RELEASE

Date:  August 26, 2011

Contact:  Andrew Packett, 804-333-6132  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Northern Neck Electric Cooperative Prepares for Hurricane Irene

-- Members cautioned to prepare for Hurricane Irene

-- Updated information to be available via www.nnec.coop

Hurricane Irene's approach to Virginia has NNEC's linemen and staff preparing equipment and facilities for emergency restoration work over the next several days.  Members who live near the Chesapeake Bay are cautioned to take the necessary steps to weather the storm before it hits.

NNEC's emergency operations control team was activated Tuesday to begin preparations for Hurricane Irene. Line trucks are fueled up with extra supplies loaded, generators and fuel tanks have been filled to capacity, equipment and supply vendors as well as contractor crews are on stand-by and line crews from other electric co-ops await NNEC's phone call for assistance. Food and housing accommodations are prepared for visiting crews as needed. Personnel will be monitoring the electric system throughout the storm.

NNEC President and CEO Greg White noted, "We have been so fortunate to have such understanding members as we worked restoring power in previous storms. We ask our members to have the same patience if Hurricane Irene causes the large number of outages as might be expected. Our main goal after a storm like this is to restore power to our members as quickly and safely as possible."

Outage information will be updated on NNEC's web site at www.nnec.coop/outages and with press releases forwarded to the local radio and television stations. Visit NNEC's web site to review the storm checklist and make the necessary preparations at http://www.nnec.coop/  .

Stay away from any downed power line, tree on the line or anything touching a line. Notify NNEC of any downed power lines, trees on the line, or a power outage by calling 333-3621 or 800-243-2860. Using the automated telephone system is the quickest way to report an outage or downed power line.

An invitation to participate in a pilot Citizen's Academy from Fort A.P. Hill    

    Fort A.P. Hill values the relationships it shares with business, civic, community leaders

and organizations and citizens in our surrounding communities. We appreciate the support

both the installation and our Warriors who train here receive and the opportunities we have

to be engaged in the community. We are proud of our employees, our daily heroes, who

support the 100,000 Warriors who train here annually and uphold our commitment of

"providing the best training and support-anywhere." We now want to extend an opportunity

to our neighbors to step into the shoes of our daily heroes.

Redistricting 2011: Below are links to maps showing the current election district lines and the adopted election district lines.

Adopted Election Districts (pdf format)

"According to the latest forecasts, King George County could experience hazardous weather from Hurricane Earl Friday into Saturday." Said Lt. Steven Lynd, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, King George County Department of Fire and Rescue and Emergency Services "We encourage everyone to monitor the local media and make preparations in case the storm track changes".

Below are  the cash flow presentations for fiscal year 2008-2009 for King George County Schools, King George County General fund and the King George County Service Authority.

King George County has posted the Policy for the Convenience Center use. King George County offers free waste disposal and recycling services to its residents at the two County convenience centers, provided the following terms and conditions are met: