07-05-2025
Home dedications come more than 3 years after 2021 tornado
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (WEHT) – It's been nearly three and a half years since a deadly tornado tore through Western Kentucky, devastating many locations, including Dawson Springs. That recovery process continues as four families received brand new keys to their brand new homes. Those families, all losing their homes in the 2021 tornado, took another step forward through a special joint home dedication ceremony.
Dawson Springs Mayor Jenny Sewell and Kentucky's Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman were on hand to celebrate with the families. Much of the construction was aided by the Fuller Center, which helps families with safe, affordable housing. A volunteer group from Minnesota has also helped the rebuilding process, and was on-hand at the dedication ceremony to give hand-crafted prayer quilts to the families.
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The new homes have been largely funded through the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund, which raised $52 million after the storm. Lieutenant Governor Coleman says seeing new homes go up reminds her of how long the road to recovery has been. 'To be here today, to be able to celebrate people getting into new homes, it's a completely different feeling,' explains Coleman. 'It's hope and it's gratitude, and it's a lot of folks who came together to do a lot of work over a long period of time that has allowed these families to have a second chance.'
Coleman says the fact they are still able to use the relief fund shows the generosity of those in Western Kentucky and around the country.
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