Along with volunteers comes misuse of funds, not having proper knowledge of policies and procedures and codes of conduct.

I am very comfortable having the auditors coming in and looking at our big picture and knowing that the interests of Lauderdale County and our six other counties are at heart. And that the money and in-kind donations we spent very appropriately.

We want to be prepared more than ever to take care of the emergency needs of the people in our area.

The American Red Cross is aggressively investigating allegations brought to us by concerned volunteers.