Hopkinsville and Christian County officials now find themselves in the aftermath of recent storms, looking to respond against any and all needs of the community.
In a Tuesday morning update with magistrates, Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam gave a full dossier of the four days, and what’s next.
According to Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham, by way of Gilliam:
+ Christian County, and downtown Hopkinsville, received at least 13.88 inches of rain.
+ Damage assessment is underway and ongoing, and Gilliam implored residents to continue their recordings and self reporting, even if insurance covers one’s property.
+ Damages, as of now, include a variety of issues with 150 homes, 25 businesses and four government buildings: the Hopkinsville Police Department, the Christian County Jail, the state’s Regional Driver’s License Office, and the RCC. A fifth government building, Gilliam said, may also have damage, via the tunnels under the Christian County Justice Center.
+ More than 25 people have been rescued from standing and rushing waters in Christian County, and Gilliam said that number continues to rise.
+ Gilliam said that post-event assessments of culverts, roads and affected bridges is currently underway.
+ And aside from local media, Gilliam said reports for Christian County and Hopkinsville came through Fox News, NBC Nightly News, the Associated Press and The New York Times.
In other fiscal court news:
+ Magistrate Russ Guffey confirmed historian William Turner’s theory that “all things run through Hopkinsville,” and that includes Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship between Houston and Florida, in which the Gators survived, 65-63.
+ Magistrate John Bruce said he was extremely impressed with efforts from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 2 office, which he said “stayed on top” of road and bridge outages as the storms rolled through.
