Five more Mayfield tornado families get keys to new homes

Five more Mayfield families affected by the 2021 tornado were handed keys to new homes during a visit by Gov. Beshear on Friday. He also helped break ground on two new homes for tornado survivors in Dawson Springs.

Twenty-six other homes destroyed by the 2021 tornado will also be rebuilt, thanks to $5.2 million from Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief funding that was presented to Mayfield mayor Kathy O'Nan.

The governor also presented $2.6 million to Community Ventures Corp. and $1.9 million to The Housing Partnership Inc. from the first round of Rural Housing Trust Fund awards that were announced last week. The funds will help build 45 new homes in Fulton and Graves counties.

As of Friday, more than 147 home-building projects are completed, under construction or approved to start construction with the support of nearly $11 million from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.




Mayfield photo: Beshear Facebook page
Dawson Springs photo: WPKY  (complete story here )