Community gathers to support Craigsville amid water issues - WHSV

Community gathers to support Craigsville amid water issues

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Although the town of Craigsville has been navigating water outages all week, the Augusta County Community has come together to help its neighbors.

Pam Carter, who represents the Craigsville area on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, and board members representing the Augusta Water board have been working together all week to resolve the Craigsville water outage.

Although county and town officials have stepped up, Carter said the community has shown out to support Craigsville.

“It’s just been you know remarkable how everybody has just pitched in to help out that community,” Carter said.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office began taking donations at the Sheriff’s Office Thursday and they will bring them to the town of Craigsville. Water can be dropped off at the office, there are pallets outside for cases to be placed.

“Yeah that’s kind of important to me and for my children to see the example of providing to the community and helping one another get by day by day.” Brittany Jefferson, an Augusta County resident donating water said.

Along with ACSO, Carter said the Craigsville Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors to allow students and staff at Craigsville Elementary School to use the bathroom Thursday.

The town of Craigsville also gave out water Thursday and will do so again on Friday.

“It’s the basics in life we take for granted until we don’t have them,” Carter said. “Water is one of those biggies that we just take for granted that we’re going to walk over to the faucet and turn it on and there’s going to be water that’s going to come out but that wasn’t the case for Craigsville residents.”

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