Lily Burris
Tornado Recovery ReporterLily Burris is a tornado recovery reporter for WKMS. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University, worked at the College Heights Herald, and interned at Louisville Public Media during her time there. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting and baking.
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The Mayfield-Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group is hoping to help fill the rental housing need created in the community in the wake of last December’s tornado outbreak. -
Nine months after a violent December tornado severely damaged the historic Graves County courthouse in Mayfield, the demolition of the red brick building is underway, and the action drew a crowd on Friday. -
Sen. Rand Paul announced the introduction of the Prioritizing Disaster Relief Act Monday, which would allow COVID-19 relief funds to be used in disaster recovery efforts. -
Almost nine months after the December tornado outbreak, 11 Mayfield families displaced by the natural disaster received symbolic pieces of mail with the addresses of their temporary tiny homes serving as transitional housing. -
The Caldwell County Long-Term Recovery Group met Wednesday to discuss potential uses for the funds the group received in the wake of the December tornado outbreak. -
Groups like the United Way of Kentucky are continuing to support the progress communities are making as recovery efforts continue nearly nine months after the December tornado outbreak. -
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that $3.3 million dollars from the State Aid Funding for Emergencies fund, created by Senate Bill 150, will go to six organizations continuing to work toward recovery nearly nine months after the December tornado outbreak. -
A new Graves County nonprofit focused on housing victims of the December outbreak welcomed its first family over the weekend. -
Mayfield residents gathered in the local Chamber of Commerce Friday to discuss the future of the Graves County community as it continues to recover more than eight months after the December tornado outbreak. -
Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on the ongoing recovery efforts in eastern Kentucky – as well as economic and public health updates for the whole state – during Thursday’s Team Kentucky update.
