William Taylor is pictured clearing ice from the handicap ramp at the Breeze office on Hurricane Creek Road. The frozen deposit was considerably thicker than the icy film which coated area roads and caused the closure of schools.

Tuesday, January 31, was a snow day for Putnam County Schools. Putnam County was not the first county to declare that its schools would not be in session. More than 20 other Boards of Education announced closures…