AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – On Wednesday morning, Amherst County leaders announced that the warming shelter would be closing 17 hours after it first opened.
In announcing the shelter’s closure at noon on Wednesday, leaders said, “the situation has been evaluated, and it has been determined the center is no longer necessary.”
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Those looking for somewhere to get warm in Amherst County will soon have an option.
With about 3,000 people without power across the county, starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, the Amelon Elementary School gym will open as a warming shelter.
The gymnasium, on Amer Circle in Madison Heights, will only function as a warming shelter, meaning that no showers or food will be provided.
Those at the shelter, which remain open 24 hours a day, will be required to wear a mask.
The county’s public safety department will continue to evaluate the need for a full emergency shelter.