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A time for strength and prayer
The people of our area have faced hardship before, but the devastation and mud left in the wake of the recent flood is beyond what most have seen in a lifetime. Homes and businesses flooded, roads washed away and families displaced. Some have lost everything but their faith, while others have lost far more. Our
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Flood survivor celebrates new beginnings after century of family legacy
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Daisy Slone was 16 when she moved into the old house on land that her family lived on for over 100 years on Moore Branch in Inez. It was her home until a flash flood swept through the property in 2022, tearing up the century-old structure and leaving
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‘East Kentucky Flood’ documentary premiere
The Center for Rural Strategies’ film will air on WYMT Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Communities emerged battered but not broken, revealing the strength and resiliency that’s persisted after the storm of a century. The film reveals stories from the flood that killed 43 people across East Kentucky. WHITESBURG — By the time retired coal
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State will spend $212 million to help flood-damaged eastern Kentucky
Legislation speeds relief to affected communities FRANKFORT — Kentucky will spend nearly $212.7 million over the next six months to help rebuild eastern Kentucky communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July 26. Gov. Andy Beshear joined state lawmakers Friday in the Capitol Rotunda to sign the relief package that will provide critical help. “Today,
