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Grayson County declares local emergency after January winter storm
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a Declaration of Emergency effective Jan. 25, 2026, activating the county emergency operations plan and authorizing emergency expenditures under Virginia law; the motion passed on a 5‑0 roll call.
The Grayson County Board of Supervisors adopted a Declaration of Emergency related to the January winter storm at its Feb. 12 meeting, activating the county's emergency operations plan and authorizing emergency measures and expenditures.
The resolution states, "I hereby declare that a local emergency exists within Grayson County," and notes the declaration authorizes the Director of Emergency Management to control or allocate resources and to proceed "without regard to time consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law" where permitted. Supervisor C.S. “Sandy” Cunningham moved to approve the resolution and Supervisor Mary E. Dickenson Tomlinson seconded; a roll‑call vote recorded five ayes and the motion carried 5‑0.
Under the adopted language the declaration is effective Jan. 25, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. and will remain in effect until the Board considers confirmation at its next regularly scheduled meeting or a special meeting within 45 days, at which time the board may vote to end the declaration. The declaration cites Virginia Code Section 44‑146.21 and related provisions governing local emergency powers and emergency expenditures.
The adoption allows the county to seek reimbursement or apply emergency expenditures as authorized by state law and is intended to cover immediate costs from the winter event; the board did not identify specific dollar amounts at the meeting.
