The schools have regained power, though much of the county still remains in the dark.
DUBLIN, Ga. — Many areas in Laurens County are still without power and water, five days after Hurricane Helene passed through Central Georgia.
The Dublin school system fed around 800 children to help reduce the pressure on the community. Victoria Crawford, who works on the nutrition staff with Dublin city schools, understands the burden on parents right now.
“My baby son and my daughter lives at home and they’ve been good,” Crawford said. “They haven’t been really complaining and stuff, but I’m teaching them how to be survival mode.”
Crawford says she was taught survival skills such as using pool water as water to flush toilets and clean.
She said she was starting to feel stir crazy, so she decided to come serve meals.
“Despite it all, I enjoy helping my community, my people,” she says. “It makes me feel good. It made …