School/College/University/Business/Civic Organizations Closings and/or delays due to Winter Storm

ALBANY, Ga. – The following are confirmed School/College/University/Business/Civic Organizations Closings and/or delays due to Winter Storm:

This is a developing list and will be updated as information becomes available.

School Closings/Delays:

• Albany Beauty Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Atkinson County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Baker County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Ben Hill County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Berrien County Schools, Early Dismissal at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, and Closed on Wednesday, January 22
• Brooks County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Calhoun County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21, E-Learning
• Citizens Christian Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Clay County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Clinch County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Coffee County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Colquitt County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21, all after-school activities canceled after 4:00 p.m.
  – GEAR/Vereen: 1:30 PM (starting with buses)
  – Elementary: 1:45 PM
  – Achievement Center: 2:00 PM
  – CCHS: 2:30 PM
  – WJW/CAG: 2:45 PM
  – District Office: 3:00 PM
  Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Cook County Schools, Early Dismissal at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, and Closed on Wednesday, January 22
• Crisp County Schools, Closed Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22, resume on Thursday, January 23
• Crisp County Early Learning Academy, Closed Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Best Buddies, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Byne Christian School, Closed Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Dooly County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Dougherty County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22, resume on Thursday, January 23
• Decatur County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Deerfield-Windsor, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: Elementary-1:15 p.m., Middle-12:45 p.m., US-1:00 p.m., Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Early County, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 11:05 a.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Echols County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Fulington Academy (Pinehurst), Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Furlow Charter School, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Grady County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Heritage Academy, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Houston County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21
• Irwin County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Lanier County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Lee County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Lowndes County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Miller County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 11:45 a.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Mitchell County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Montessori Preparatory Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Randolph County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Pataula Charter Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Pelham City Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Schley County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:30 p.m.
• Scintilla Charter Academy, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Seminole County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 12:00 p.m.., Closed Wednesday, January 22, Asynchronous Learning Day
• Sherwood Christian Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Southland Academy, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 11:35 a.m.., Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Southwest Georgia Academy, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• South Georgia STEM, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Spring Creek Charter Academy, closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22
• Stewart County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21
• Sumter County Schools, closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22, resume on Thursday, January 23
• Terrell County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Terrell Charter Academy, closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22
• Thomas County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Thomasville City Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Tiftarea Academy, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Tift County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: dismissing ALL students at 1:45pm today, all after-school activities including practices,
  Closed on Wednesday January 22, 2025, to include all after school events.
  Today, 3-12th grade students will come home with Chromebooks for an independent learning day on Wednesday. PK-2nd grade students received work packets on Friday with review activities that can be completed on Wednesday. Further, the district website has been populated with links to educational resources that are located under the For Parents tab within the Tift County Schools website.
• Turner County Schools, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Valdosta City Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
• Wilcox County Schools, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 1:00 p.m.
• Worth County Schools, Closed Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22

Colleges/Universities Closings:

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, and closed Wednesday, January 22, resume Thursday, January 23 at 8 a.m.
• Albany State University (ASU), closed (Virtual Learning) Tuesday, January 21 and closed Wednesday, January 22
• Albany Technical College closed Tuesday, January 21, and Wednesday, January 22, Virtual Learning plans implemented
• Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), closed (Virtual Learning) Tuesday, January 21 and closed Wednesday, January 22
• South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22
• Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC), closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22
• Thomas University, Early Dismissal Tuesday, January 21: 2:00 p.m., closed Wednesday, January 22
• University of Georgia (UGA) Tifton Campus, Closing at 12:00 p.m.
• Valdosta State University (VSU) VSU will implement a telework option beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, for the remainder of the day, with reduced operations on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Before 4 p.m. Tuesday, it will be business and classes as usual on campus. All on-campus events and activities scheduled after 4 p.m. Tuesday and all-day Wednesday are canceled. We anticipate normal operations resuming on Thursday, January 23, at 8 a.m.
• West Central Health District, closed Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22
• Wiregrass College and Career Academy, Closed Wednesday, January 22
• Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, close at 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, and closed Wednesday, January 22

Businesses/Civic Organizations Closings:

• Crisp County Government Offices closes at 12:00 p.m. noon Tuesday, January 21
• Crisp Co. Sheriff Billy Hancock has asked for all local (Crisp Co.) businesses to close no later than 12 noon tomorrow and not reopen until Wednesday evening pending road conditions.
• Cordele Express Disposal closes at 12:00 p.m. noon Tuesday, January 21, service routes will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday
• City of Albany Administrative offices closed Tuesday, January 21, and Wednesday, January 22.
• City of Tifton Offices to Close on January 22, 2025

Tifton/Tift County Landfill and Ryland Environmental will be closed on January 22, 2025.
Ryland Environmental will run all routes on Tuesday until approximately 1:00pm.
Police, Fire, and Public Works will still report for duty on Wednesday.

• Chief Judge Denise Marshall has ordered all county courts, and the courthouse closed on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
• Phoebe is changing the hours of operation for some locations and services.

  All Phoebe Physicians clinics throughout southwest Georgia will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday and reopen at noon on Wednesday.  Phoebe Urgent Care locations and outpatient testing and imaging will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and reopen at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

  The surgical schedule at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany and Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus will be pushed back on Wednesday to begin cases at 10 a.m., and Phoebe is working to notify patients of the changes.

• Lee County Administrative Offices closes at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21
• City of Moultrie offices will close at 4:00 PM today, Tuesday, and remain closed all day Wednesday. Right now, the tentative plan is for employees to return to work at noon on Thursday, January 23rd.

Warming Centers:

• Albany Transportation Center at 300 W. Oglethorpe Boulevard Monday, January 20, Tuesday, January 21, Wednesday, January 22, and Thursday, January 23
• The Club at Thornton (210 Thornton Drive) will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, and all day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Saturday, January 25, and Sunday, January 26, the gym will close at 7 a.m. and reopen at 6:30 p.m.
  On Monday, January 20, Tuesday, January 21, and Wednesday, January 22, the Albany Transportation Center at 300 W. Oglethorpe Boulevard will be open all day and night as a warming center, even though the City’s administrative offices will be closed due to the weather.
• Tift County Rec. Department (401 Victory Drive) Tuesday-Thursday
• Moultrie Public Works Service Center. The Red Cross will provide 15 cots, and the United Way will provide blankets. If you know of anyone within the city who needs a ride, please contact 911. The Service Center is located at 1108 1st Street NE.

This is a developing list and will be updated as information becomes available.

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