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Tornado survivor files complaint against UMCOR

Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On March 1 Dresden resident and tornado survivor Brandi George filed a formal complaint against UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) regarding the issues with UMCOR, their staff and the WCLTRG (Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group). The following details the issues George has filed in her complaint.…

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Former WCLTRG member and survivor ‘washes his hands’ of the group

Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Former ex-officio member and survivor advocacy committee chair Mike Carroll requested a meeting with Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group to discuss reopening his case. Carroll lost his childhood home in the Dec. 2021 tornado that swept through Dresden. Carroll has been an advocate for survivor’s ever since…

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WCLTRG provides first community recovery update

Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group (WCLTRG) held their first community recovery update on Jan. 19 at the Civic Center in Dresden with a small crowd attending and very few survivors in attendance. This is their first community update since their inception in March 2022. Secretary Joyce…

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City of Dresden Recovery Commemoration Event

Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dresden residents gathered in a packed McWherter Civic Center for a commemoration event of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed much of Dresden on Dec. 10, 2021. Former Dresden Mayor Jeff Washburn and Weakley County mayor Jake Bynum estimated a turnout of around 125 people attended,…

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One year later, WCLTRG faces scrutiny

Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dec. 10 marks the one-year anniversary of the tornado that swept through Dresden, upending the lives of everyone whose path it crossed. Early on, residents had hoped that help would come, but now many feel that hope was lost due to the Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group’s…

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