The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $350 million in funding for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby. This comes two months after U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock reported that nearly $500 million in relief was unpaid.
Tim Lowrimore, president and CEO of the Georgia Forestry Association, talks about his industry's future after a year of storm recovery and mill closures.
After Hurricane Helene, various non-governmental organizations joined the disaster response efforts. Among those was the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and it’s still helping victims a year later.
Natural disasters like Hurricane Helene often remind elected officials of their most essential role: being there for their communities in times of crisis.
As Georgia enters what has been predicted to be an above average hurricane season, many in the state are still far from recovering from last year's storms.
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson talks about the year that his city has faced since Hurricane Helene. His most pressing need is $17 million in reimbursements from the federal government.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene later this month. But delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant crops.
On the Friday, Jan. 24 edition of Georgia Today: President Trump orders the release of classified documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr:; more than 100 dogs are on the road to recovery after being seized from a South Georgia puppy mill; and Gov. Kemp asks state lawmakers to approve millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene relief aid.
It will take years before farms hit hard by Hurricane Helene can recover. That devastation extends to communities of immigrant farm workers, who have largely been left out of storm relief programs.
