Dr. Willie Kirk prepares to cut the ribbon on the new storm shelter./Courtesy: East Alabama Community Foundation

Residents in one Macon County community now have a place to go should they need to seek shelter from severe weather.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place Thursday for the new storm shelter at the Little Texas Volunteer Fire Department.

Officials say the shelter will serve as a critical safe space for residents during severe weather events and provide much-needed protection in an area often impacted by dangerous storms.

The Little Texas storm shelter is now open./Courtesy: East Alabama Community Foundation

The project was made possible in part through a $25,000 contribution from the East Alabama Community Foundation’s Lee County Disaster Relief Fund. The fund’s support helpe

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