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Red Cross assisting families after severe weather in Burke County
01.12.2012
Twenty-four residents – including a 1-month-old – sought refuge in the Red Cross shelter at First Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 70 in Icard, where volunteers provided a warm, safe place to stay, food and other emergency needs. The shelter will remain open as long as there is a need.
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