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Also, stay tuned to the blog as we bring you other tools, tips and ideas to endure the storm.
We at Be Positive Media are keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers.
Thank you GEMA for providing the start of our list, and we will keep updating this list as we find more resources around the state.
Animal Shelters:
Below is a list of animal shelters that we know of.
Albany Humane Society: OPEN
1705 West Oakridge Drive, Albany, Georgia 31707
Macon Market Pet Shelter: OPEN
2055 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA 310206
Muscogee PAWS Humane, Inc.: OPEN
4900 Milgen Rd, Columbus GA 31907
Okefenokee Fairgrounds: OPEN
2451 Knight Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31503
The Pet Lodge: OPEN
5970 Peach Parkway, Fort Valley, GA 31030
Southern Pines: OPEN
575 Southern Pines Rd, Dublin, GA 31021
Augusta Animal Shelter: OPEN
4330 Deans Bridge Road, Blythe, Augusta, Georgia 30805
Good Samaritan Shelters:
The list below is of good Samaritan shelters that we know as available or soon-to-be available
throughout the state. Please note that this list in not all-inclusive. Those seeking more information
should reach out to their local Emergency Management Agency (EMA) office. Their contact
information can be found on the GEMA/HS website.
Freedom Church: OPEN with space available for pets
500 Underwood Rd, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Park Avenue United Methodist Church: OPEN with limited room available for those with pets,
significant room available for those without pets
100 E Park Ave Valdosta, GA 31602
Macedonia Baptist Church: OPEN with space available for campsites
3420 E Centerpoint Rd, Preston, GA 31824
Scott Baptist Church: OPEN with space available for pets
5 Archer Pond Smith Rd, Adrian, GA 31002
Northside Baptist Church: OPEN
423 E County Rd, Thomaston, GA 30286
Remnant Church of God: opens 10:00 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 9
83205 Memorial Drive Waycross, GA 31501
Macedonia Baptist Church: opens 10 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 9
702 Arnold McKinney Dr. Waycross, GA 31501
Manor Community Center: opens at 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Sept 9
Manor-Millwood Rd. Manor, GA 31550
Brewton Parker College Gillis Gymnasium: opens at 12:00 p.m., Sun., Sept. 10
201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445
First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon: opens at 1:00 p.m., Sun., Sept. 10
Corner of US Hwy 280 & US Hwy 221 Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445
Calvary Grace Baptist Church: opens at 1:00 p.m., Sun., Sept 10
777 US Hwy 280, Ailey, Georgia 30410
Zion Hill Free Will Baptist Church: opens at 1:00 p.m., Sun., Sept. 10
3064 Zion Hill Road Millwood, GA 31552
New Life Assembly of God Church: opens 1:00 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 10
2191 Golf Course Road, Blackshear, GA 31516
Open Campgrounds:
West Point Lake will open Holiday campground to accommodate evacuees from Hurricane
Irma. Registration for a campsite will be handled at Holiday campground gatehouse.
Although not required, evacuees are encouraged to call Holiday campground in advance at
706.884.6818. Please provide some form of identification that verifies they reside in one of
the impacted areas from this hurricane before obtaining a campsite.
Address: 954 Abbottsford Road, LaGrange, Georgia 30240. The park is located off GA
Highway 109, approximately 10 miles west of Lagrange, GA.
Atlanta Motor Speedway will open its camping facilities free of charge on their unreserved
campground facilities to evacuees seeking temporary refuge from the approaching Hurricane
Irma. The speedway will open its facilities Thursday. Evacuees will have free access to hot
showers and restroom facilities at the Rinnai Shower Station camper bath house. For more
information, contact the speedway at (770) 946-4211 or go to
www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.
Equine Evacuation Site:
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter will serve as an equine evacuation site for those in the
line of Hurricane Irma. GNFA has a limited number of stalls available that will be opened to evacuees
on a first come, first serve basis, no reservations will be accepted.
Owners will be required to provide the necessary feed, hay and tack to care for all horses while here.
With the limited number of stalls available, equine owners will need to have a secondary site in case
they’ve met capacity before arriving in Perry
