WALKER COUNTY, Ga.
Tornado recovery aided by grant
Walker County officials have received a $50,000 grant from the Chattanooga-based Lyndhurst Foundation to help with storm recovery costs.
During the April 27 tornadoes, the storm cut a path through Hinkle, Chattanooga Valley and Rossville. About $30,000 of the grant will be used to help with cleanup along the rights of way there and to help homeowners trying to clean up lawns, Walker County Coordinator David Ashburn said in a news release.
The remaining $20,000 will be used to buy 100 shelters and medical cots, 200 bedding kits and 200 personal hygiene kits to be used for portable hospital operations in the future, Ashburn said.
The Lyndhurst Foundation is working with local foundations, churches and nonprofit organizations to provide tornado relief in Walker, Dade and Catoosa counties.