Graves County

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that up to $3.25 million would go to help grain farmers in western Kentucky avoid crop and profit loss stemming from December’s tornado outbreak.

A tornado survivor support group for people impacted by December’s deadly storms is meeting for the first time Thursday in Mayfield.

Governor Andy Beshear visited Mayfield Tuesday to announce the dispersal of more than $20 million in state aid for recovery five months after the December tornado outbreak.

The race for the Graves County judge-executive seat pits an independent incumbent against a sole Democratic challenger.

A candidate for a state representative seat in western Kentucky will now be running as a write-in in the general election after a Graves County judge recently disqualified her from May’s Republican primary.

As May’s primary election draws closer, Kentucky counties hit by December’s tornadoes are readying despite damage to some polling locations.

Western Kentucky health department leaders are encouraging older Kentuckians and those with medical conditions creating weaker immune systems to receive a second COVID-19 booster vaccine following federal officials in late March authorizing the extra booster.

Members of the Graves County community gathered Monday night in the Mayfield High School gymnasium to share their thoughts on what the city should prioritize in the process of rebuilding after the devastating December tornado outbreak.

The Ice House Gallery in Mayfield still doesn’t know how it’s going to make a comeback more than three months after the December tornado outbreak.

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Puckett was one of hundreds of Graves County residents who lined up outside the Graves County Public Library Friday to receive a free instrument as part of one music group’s tornado relief effort.