“Gov. Beshear visits Eastern Kentucky communities on 2-year flood anniversary”
LEX 18 News KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two years ago many eastern Kentucky communities were completely taken over by water. Now, those same communities are coming together to remember that time and to look back at how far they’ve all come. Governor Andy Beshear visited Knott County on Friday and it was just […]
“Beshear praises high ground communities on 2-year anniversary of eastern Kentucky floods”
WCHS News WAYLAND, Ky. (WCHS) — Gov. Andy Beshear was in Floyd County to mark the two year anniversary of the historic floods that devastated eastern Kentucky and to praise recovery efforts in the form of high ground communities across the region. One of those high ground communities is in the town of Wayland in […]
‘Seizing this moment.’ Slow but steady progress on EKY housing after floods
Lexington Herald Leader HAZARD – On July 28, 2022, Wayne White’s house in Breathitt County was filled with 13-and-a-half feet of water after five days of torrential rain. Those floods killed 45 people, mostly centered in Breathitt, Knott, Perry and Letcher counties, and damaged or destroyed almost 10,000 homes. White wanted to stay in the […]
“Below the Surface You Still See It”: The Eastern Kentucky Flood, Two Years Later
Notes From the Field, Cleveland Fed Two years after eastern Kentucky was devastated by a historic flood, the region has made progress in rebuilding. However, signs of the flood remain, and the region still faces various challenges on the road to a full recovery. “Things are looking more normal, but when you start digging below […]
Flood survivor celebrates new beginnings after century of family legacy
Mountain Citizen Inez, KY (MOUNTAIN CITIZEN) – 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 […]
‘It’s a good day’: HDA breaks ground on another home on higher ground
WYMT Mountain News PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – Efforts to rebuild continue following the July 2022 flood. Last month, Governor Andy Beshear announced $13.5 million in funding from the Rural Housing Trust Fund for non-profits in Eastern Kentucky who have made efforts to rebuild. The Housing Development Alliance received $2.5 million of the funding. Leaders […]
Eastern Kentucky One Year After the Flooding
Bringing It Home with KHC Bringing It Home is a multimedia space hosted by Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) where the affordable housing community can read, listen, watch, and participate in the discussion of new ideas, best practices, policy tools, and stories of those affected by and shaping affordable housing. Eastern Kentucky One Year After the […]
Eastern Kentucky floods haunt survivors trying to move forward one year later
Fox Weather HAZARD, Kentucky – On a hot July day, Carolyn Short can be found enjoying the view from her new front porch with a breeze blowing her wind chimes. Despite the heat, she enjoys the fresh air. One year ago on July 27, 2022, Short’s view was dangerously different as she climbed into her […]
Flooding Hits American Towns Far From Oceans and Big Rivers
The Wall Street Journal Unprecedented storms in Kentucky illustrate a growing and often overlooked threat: severe flooding across the inland U.S. Read more
Governor Beshear dedicates second home funded in part by EKY flood relief fund
WYMT Mountain News WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Governor Andy Beshear was in Letcher County on Tuesday, dedicating the construction of the second home to be partially funded by the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund. Letcher County-natives William and Jason Gross will be moving into the home. “It couldn’t happen to two greater people. It’s […]
