Eight Counties Added To Disaster Declaration

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Eight more Oklahoma counties have been declared eligible for public assistance because of damage caused by storms and flooding in June and July. <br/><br/>The announcement was made

Friday, September 28th 2007, 2:47 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Eight more Oklahoma counties have been declared eligible for public assistance because of damage caused by storms and flooding in June and July.

The announcement was made Friday by the office of Governor Brad Henry.

Added to the disaster declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Administration were the following counties: Bryan, Comanche, Cotton, Logan, Pontotoc, Seminole, Stephens and Tillman.

That brings to 58 the number of counties where local governments are eligible to receive aid for repairs of public infrastructure such as roads and bridges and other costs.