The evening of Dec. 10, 2021 felt more like spring rather than two weeks before Christmas. A dampness hung in the air, and the wind swirled. The Storm Prediction Center had placed the region into the moderate risk category for…
SAMBURG, Tenn. – It was only fifteen seconds. For some that night, those seconds lasted a lifetime, but for some it happened in a blink of an eye. While lives were lost and livelihoods ruined, hope still remains that things…
Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan took shelter on the night of Dec. 10, 2021 as she heard the tornado and warnings blare through the region. She admits she foolishly thought the city escaped damage until she received a call from the…
Marshall County woman lives with survivor’s guilt A multitude of responses happen during tragedies. The tragedy itself is damaging, and so are the physical, emotional and mental effects. One of these effects is survivor’s guilt, or when people feel guilty…
270 Stories webmaster Gage Simpson didn’t realize the night of Dec. 10, 2021 that his capstone journalism project would focus on the recovery from the EF-4 tornado that ripped through far western Kentucky. He did what any journalist would do.…
Dylan Knight discusses surviving the storm In this episode, 270 Stories reporter Maggie Helms talks with Dylan Knight of Mayfield, whose house was heavily damaged during the Dec. 10, 2021 tornado. You’ll notice something interesting. His bookshelf didn’t have any…
Calloway County teacher discusses how she calms storm anxiety with her students In this episode, 270 Stories reporters Mallory Hlava, Maggie Helms, Decorrian Walker and Gage Simpson talk with Molly Myers, a third grade teacher at Southwest Elementary School in…
Murray State professor discusses tornado aftermath of her hometown 270 Stories is a podcast produced by the students enrolled in JMC 597 Collaborative Journalism Capstone at Murray State University. The premise of these podcasts is to tell a story in…
When an EF-4 tornado with 195 mph winds destroyed the First United Methodist Church in Mayfield, Kentucky, Reverend Joey Reed and his wife were sheltering in the basement. The catastrophic tornado flattened the historic downtown church of 102 years, as…
If Shirley Stamper rebuilds her home, she’ll be sure to include a storm shelter. Dec 10, 2021 — Mayfield is in the bullseye, the station says. Stamper, 83, heads towards her closet upon hearing she is in the direct path…
