Photos: Coastal Georgians prepare for Hurricane Dorian

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PHOTOS: Coastal Georgians prepare for Hurricane Dorian

Hotels board up, residents evacuate as major storm approaches Georgia coast

Employees Ricardo Bivvens (from left), Frank Braun and Arthur Knight board up the windows at the Cumberland Inn & Suites in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, with his wife, Marty, and other officials, holds a Hurricane Dorian briefing at the Glynn County Public Safety Complex after ordering six counties to evacuate on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Owner C.B. Yadav stands outside his Cumberland Inn & Suites hotel as employees board up the windows in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

The hotel dog Bear jumps over sandbags at the front door of the Riverview Hotel during preparations for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Bear belongs to managers Matt and Janet Kircher, who are staying to watch over the property. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo; Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Carl Douglas arrives with sandbags for the Market on the Square in preparation for Hurricane Dorian The site is also boarding up and removing store items on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. The store typically floods during coastal hurricanes. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Ryan Trotter puts out sandbags at the Market on the Square in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. The store is also boarding up and removing merchandise on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. The store typically floods during coastal hurricanes. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Family and friends help store owner Angie Mock (center) pack up items from her store Market on the Square in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95, and the store, which typically floods during coastal hurricanes, is also boarding up and putting out sandbags. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Store owner Angie Mock becomes emotional and gets a hug from Ryan Trotter as family and friends arrive to help her evacuate from her business Market on the Square in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

A American flag flys from a utility truck as a crew heads south on I-75 South through Macon in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Macon. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Employees Joe Rauls (left) and Ian Green board up Farmers Home Furniture in preparation for the effects of Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Employee Arthur Knight works to help board up the windows at the Cumberland Inn & Suites in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Gloria Van Cleave, 42, embraces her cat Midnight as hundreds of local residents board buses at Lanier Plaza to evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Verida Hemphill gives her neice Laniyah Harsey, 6-months, a kiss on the cheek to comfort her as hundreds of local residents board buses at Lanier Plaza to evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: A dog named Chick is loaded on a bus by emergency workers as he evacuates with his owner Leonard Baker along with hundreds of other local residents at Lanier Plaza under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Hundreds of local residents board buses at Lanier Plaza to evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Ethan Van Cleave, 12, appears distraught as hundreds of local residents board buses at Lanier Plaza to evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Hundreds of local residents board buses at Lanier Plaza to evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian for a inland shelter in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Glynn County school resource officer Mark Hooper (left) and school support staff member Sheree Armstrong (right) help an emotional Elizabeth Scales board a special needs school bus at Lanier Plaza as hundreds of local residents evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 2, 2019 Brunswick: Glynn County school resource officer Mark Hooper (left) and school support staff member Sheree Armstrong (right) help an emotional Elizabeth Scales board a special needs school bus at Lanier Plaza as hundreds of local residents evacuate the area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Brunswick. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Employees Ricardo Bivvens (from left), Frank Braun and Arthur Knight board up the windows at the Cumberland Inn & Suites in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Marys. Mandatory evacuation has been issued for the area east of Interstate 95. (Photo: Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

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