Hall and several adjoining counties are among 76 in Georgia approved for federal help in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias which pushed through the state Friday and Saturday.
President Trump authorized the help for emergency conditions retroactive to Friday. The assistance authorizes FEMA to provide equipment and resources to respond to the emergency. Emergency protective measures will be funded at 75% federal funding and limited to direct federal assistance.
These are the counties approved for help:
Baker, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Calhoun, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Colquitt, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Towns, Troup, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Webster, White, Whitfield, and Worth.