Did you ever wonder what those siren-looking toppings on poles throughout the local area were for? They were the offsite emergency sirens used by the Surry Power Station to alert residents of an emergency. (Locals will remember hearing the sirens the first Wednesday of each month as a test.) Dominion Energy officially turneed off the sirens last year, but now are dismantling the structures. Expect to see crews working from now through mid-December. 

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has implemented a replacement alert system called IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Notification System). Sign up here to receive emergency alerts for JCC.