Volunteer groups help post-hurricane Valdosta

Sep. 9—VALDOSTA — Deborah Berrien was in her bed when the hurricane passed over Valdosta. "It was bad; it was really bad," she said. Berrien wound up with a damaged roof for her East Jane Street home and a large tree limb wedged just above her bed. The Aug. 30 storm did a great deal of damage to homes around Lowndes County, catching the attention of many volunteer groups that wanted to offer …