Nationwide emergency alert test set for Nov. 17 in Highland County

FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission will test the Emergency Alert System at 2:20 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Highland County residents may hear or see a brief interruption to television and radio broadcasts, lasting about a minute. The county emergency management agency said no action is required; the nationwide test checks that stations can transmit alerts and that the system is working properly.