If you need shelter from the cold weather, several places are opening as warming shelters in our area. In east Alabama, the Piedmont Police Department is available to help people find a warm place to stay. If you need help, they are located at 121 W Ladiga Street or you can call them at 256-447-9091.
The Salvation Army in Anniston will also be open if temperatures are below 32 degrees. It’s located at 420 Noble Street in Anniston.
Across Etowah County, several shelters are set to open. Authorities ask that you call your local Salvation Army first as they are open 24/7. Here is a list of other warming shelters:
- Salvation Army – 114 North 11th Street, Gadsden, 256-546-4673 (24-hours a day for those seeking shelter from the cold)
The following locations will be opened during daytime operating hours:
- Elliott Community Center – 2829 West Meighan Boulevard, Gadsden, 256-549-4674 (Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m, Saturday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m, Sunday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m)
- Carver Gymnasium – 1020 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Gadsden, 256-549-4667 (Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m, Saturday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m)
- Main Library (Downtown) – 254 College Street, Gadsden, 256-549-4699. (Open from 9 a.m. — 7 p.m. on Thursday. Open from 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.)
- East Gadsden Branch – 809 East Broad Street, Gadsden, 256-549-4691. (Open from 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.)
- Alabama City Branch – 2700 West Meighan Blvd, Gadsden, 256-549-4688. (Open from 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday.)
- Carnes Recreation Center – 102 Case Ave SE, Attalla, 256- 538-3712. (Open from 8 a.m. — 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. — 5 p.m. Saturday.)
- George Wallace Senior Center- 407 Hollingsworth Park Lane, Glencoe, 256 492-4911
- Sardis City Community Center- Parkway Drive, 256- 572-7707 (Open Friday, noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)