FEMA sets up in McLean County for disaster recovery assistance
This comes less than a week after Governor Andy Beshear announced 24 additional Kentucky counties, including McLean, were approved for individual assistance by FEMA.
Officials say representatives will be available to explain assistance programs, how to apply to FEMA and help connect survivors with resources for their recovery needs.
According to the Judge-Executive's Office, both FEMA and the Small Business Association are set up at the Calhoun Baptist Church on Main Street.
Officials say FEMA is available from Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. They say the Small Business Association will be unavailable on Sundays and will leave at 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
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