flood relief

The company hired to lead the cleanup of the mess left behind the 2022 floods in eastern Kentucky now faces several lawsuits.

In a press release earlier this week, state and federal emergency management agencies said the eastern Kentucky flood recovery was “on course.” But a year after the disaster, many are still waiting for aid.

Kentucky’s Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts announced Thursday it will conduct a “special examination” of the Public Protection Cabinet’s oversight of the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief and Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Funds.

Republican lawmakers questioned the efficacy of the state’s relief funds for victims of the 2021 tornado outbreak in western Kentucky and 2022 flooding in eastern Kentucky during a legislative meeting on Wednesday.

Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray spoke to state lawmakers Wednesday to provide an update on the cabinet’s efforts to aid flood recovery eastern Kentucky.

The stabilization phase includes helping residents find temporary housing, repairing infrastructure and securing FEMA funds.

As eastern Kentucky remains under a flood watch, residents are slowly picking up the pieces after historic flash flooding.

Over the past week, Havanna Thacker has transformed a historic high school in Carr Creek, Kentucky into a supply depot. While her mother whips up trays of food in a tiny cafeteria, she stocks the gym with supplies that people bring by the carload.

Eastern Kentuckians are living through one of the most devastating floods in state history. Torrential rains rolled in Wednesday night, washing away homes and submerged entire downtowns by Thursday morning.

Murray Rotary Club President Mark Welch speaks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about the club's relief efforts for victims of the Louisiana floods. Welch…