Mayfield Tornado

Donations flooded into the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds in the immediate aftermath of December’s tornadoes as it quickly became a rallying point for the community, serving as a place where people could pick up vitally needed supplies in the wake of a disaster that left dozens dead and hundreds without housing. Now, nearly seven months later, it's ceasing operations as a donation center.

More than six months after the December tornado outbreak, many western Kentucky residents are looking for mental health resources to help them navigate the trauma caused by the disaster.

Kentucky Legal Aid will receive more than $3 million from the Legal Service Corporation to support the group’s continued legal aid response to the December tornado outbreak.

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 framed picture of Barbara and Billy Patterson standing on the dirt where their North 6th Street home once was now sits on a sparkling new counter in their newly rebuilt home.

A spire stood atop the Graves County Courthouse before an E-4 tornado swept through downtown Mayfield in December. While the spire no longer tops the courthouse, it can still be seen – less than a hundred yards away – in a mural just off the square proclaiming “Mayfield: More than a Memory.”

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

A group focused on guiding the future of Mayfield as it rebuilds after the December tornado outbreak through community voices met Monday night to discuss their goals and next steps of their work.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is hosting a resource fair in Mayfield for survivors of the December tornado outbreak.

Mayfield community members gathered in the town’s downtown Thursday to celebrate the rededication of a local park that was damaged in the path of the December tornado outbreak five months ago.