It is a luxury to be able to have a pet, but what happens when you can’t afford to take care of it? The December 11, 2021 Mayfield tornado had an impact on many people’s lives in its aftermath, but…
Camp Graves, a nonprofit organization based out of Water Valley, Kentucky, is best known for providing temporary housing to local families who have faced disasters like the 2021 Western Kentucky tornado. Office Manager Cassy Basham says that’s the simple part.…
Emery Wainscottewainscott@murraystate.edu Camp Graves has adapted quickly to each need presented after the tornado, and now, the organization is shifting its focus to two projects that will help veterans find housing and work and one that will help Hispanic residents…
Emery Wainscottewainscott@murraystate.edu The night of the tornado, Micah Seavers remembers just wanting to help. “That’s all that was going through our minds,” Seavers said. “I used to live in Alabama, and I have been through devastating tornadoes before—but this is…
Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu Disaster struck Mayfield, Kentucky on Dec. 10, 2021, when an EF-4 tornado nearly destroyed the town. However, many people do not know about the next catastrophe, known as the “disaster after the disaster.” In the following days…
From sticky notes to blueprints, community members have come together after the Dec. 10, 2021 tornado to not only recover what was destroyed but to outline a plan to enhance Mayfield from what it once was. Headed by community volunteers,…
270 Stories is a project of the JMC Collaborative Journalism Capstone class at Murray State University. The title comes from the area code, 270, which encompasses far western Kentucky. The 270 was dramatically changed on the evening of Dec. 10,…
When an EF-4 tornado struck Mayfield last December, local and national media alike raced to document the damage. The minds behind Graves County Television — the student-led video production outfit at Graves County High School more commonly known as GCTV — opted…
Donations: Mayfield has been no stranger to those in the past year or so. Yet even when considering the significant support from national organizations sent this way since the tornado struck, it seems just as much support has come from…
