Storms brewing as things get chilly at Avery City Hall

Officials go above and beyond to prepare city for brunt of last week’s winter storm

Preparations for last week’s winter storm were stalled in Avery because of a lack of communication from key city management, officials said.

“The night before the weather was supposed to hit, I normally reach out to each community … and start discussing strategy. I was gaining posture to get a situational mapping of where everybody was at. And part of my gaining posture was to reach out to the communities and talk about critical infrastructure, warming shelters, generators, fuel and that kind of stuff” said Jake Brockett, Red River County emergency management coordinator.