26-05-2025
Volunteers from GA, VA help Morganfield tornado victims
MORGANFIELD, Ky. (WEHT) – It's been more than a week since a tornado came through Union County, and the reminders of what it left behind still litter properties.
Just two miles southwest of Morganfield, several organizations offered a helping hand and are working to get lives back on track. Lives were turned upside down on May 16, when Union County homes were no match for winds peaking at 155 miles per hour. Since then, some homes have stayed relatively untouched.
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There's still debris lying around, trees are down and homes are literally broken. It's enough for some volunteers to step up, roll up their sleeves and be of service, including Bill Gilbert on behalf of Cedar Crest Church in Acworth, Georgia. Gilbert and a couple of others are helping homeowners return to a sense of normalcy in Morganfield, side-by-side with the organization Rebuilding Hope in Dalton, Georgia. They say they're here not only to tarp roofs and cut down trees, but to also empathize and listen to people's stories after such devastation in Union County. Danville, Virginia-based God's Pit Crew is also part of the cleanup team.
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While Triple A predicts 45 million Americans will be traveling for a vacation on Memorial Day weekend, the organization Volunteer West Mills of Martinsville, Virginia, will be found in Morganfield, where people are in need and their circumstances are dire.
Cedar Crest Church, Rebuilding Hope and God's Pit Crew will spend several days this week cleaning up.
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