Blackboard Connect: Emergency Message Notifications
The City of Jamaica Beach is pleased to announce the launch of the Blackboard Connect service, our new city-to-resident notification system.
With this service, city leaders can send personalized voice messages, texts and emails to residents and businesses within minutes with specific information about time-sensitive or common-interest issues such as emergencies and local community matters.
The Connect service will be used to supplement our current communication plans and augment public safety/first responder services.
Example uses include matters affecting the Safety, Property or Welfare of Our City or Our Citizens:
- Crime Alerts
- Emergency Alerts
- Water or power outages
- Hazardous Traffic Conditions
- Other Matters of Community Interest
- Severe Weather Warnings
Subscribers may be notified by messages distributed by telephone voice, text message, and/or email message.
Subscription to the Blackboard Connect system is not automatic. Please remember to update your information as phone numbers and email addresses change. It is our desire that every residence and business in our community be included in the notification database.
You may register online for the Blackboard Connect system by going to the City of Jamaica Beach Blackboard Connect portal at the link included below. Have your contact information available including your name, street address, telephone numbers and email address and be prepared to create a password. Please indicate your physical location on the mapping option, as some notification alerts may only affect a portion of the City.
Please accept our invitation to participate in this great service. We know that your personal information is important, and rest assured that we will not share it with anyone. If you have NOT already received a test phone call from us, or you would like to provide additional contact information, sign up with Blackboard Connect.