Scott Bradley speaks with Greg Rogers from Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative about the Cooperatives efforts in helping with hurricane recovery.
To listen to Greg’s News Maker, click here.
News makers are sponsored by Warren County.
Experience Warren County. Where History, Nature, and Family Come Together.
Scott Bradley speaks with Greg Rogers from Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative about the Cooperatives efforts in helping with hurricane recovery.
News makers are sponsored by Warren County.
Experience Warren County. Where History, Nature, and Family Come Together.
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin yesterday donated the Governor’s fourth quarter salary to two southwest funds that are helping southwest Virginia community recover and rebuild from the destruction as a result of Hurricane Helene.
Virginia Cattlemen’s Foundation that serves and supports Virginia’s cattle industry, and the United Way of Southwest Virginia 2024 SWVA Regional Disaster Relief Fund, where individuals or organizations can donate to support the recovery and rebuilding efforts for Virginians in southwest.
Governor Youngkin stated the Virginia Cattlemen’s Foundation and the Southwest Virginia Hurricane United Way Relief Fund exemplify missions of servanthood, humility and selflessness, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, these two organizations have gone to extraordinary lengths to uplift their neighbors and serve their communities.
These funds will immediately be used to provide targeted assistance to Southwest Virginia’s agriculture community through local cattlemen associations and will allow United Way of Southwest Virginia to help families repair and rebuild their homes from the flooding over the next 24-36 months of long-term recovery.
The Governor and First Lady invite all Virginians to join them in supporting these vital causes and encourage donations to help rebuild our southwest communities.
For more news from across the Shenandoah Valley, click here.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been approved by President Biden to assist Virginia in recovery from Helene.
This means that federal funding has become available to the state and certain nonprofits organizations on a cost sharing basis for emergency in the hardest hit areas.
Direct assistance is available for Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wyth Counties and the City of Galax.
Governor Youngkin visited Damascus in Southwest Virginia September 29 to assess the storm damage caused by Hurricane Helene and emphasized the Commonwealth’s commitment to supporting the affected communities in their recovery efforts.
Over 50 swift water crews were deployed with helicopter air support and able to help stranded people in Washington County in the city of Damascus where substantial flooding was recorded particularly at Radford University.
A Virginia State Police helicopter was dispatched to assist at least 50 people on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee.
In Virginia one fatality occurred in Craig County when a tree fell causing a building collapse.
Five counties including Augusta were under voluntary evacuation recommendations during the brunt of the storm.
Governor Youngkin said the recovery from this storm is going to take some time.
He also commended the efforts of all first responders in answering the call.
For more news from across the Shenandoah Valley, click here.
