Interview with Kathy O'Nan, June 3, 2022
Project: Mayfield, Kentucky 2021 Tornado Oral History Project
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Mayor Kathy O'Nan is a lifelong resident of Mayfield, KY. She served as a teacher of Mayfield Independent School District for over twenty-five years and is currently serving as the the Mayor. Mayor O'Nan talks about her life and background before recounting her memories of the tornado event of December 10, 2021 in Mayfield and the challenges of the recovery effort. She expresses hope for the rebuilding effort and the opportunities for creating a better and stronger Mayfield.Interview Accession
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Mayfield (Ky.) Tornadoes Mayors Graves County (Ky.) Kentucky Disaster relief Rental housing Temporary housingInterview Rights
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OߐNan, Kathy Interview by Rebecca Michelle Freihaut. 03 Jun. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
OߐNan, K. (2022, June 03). Interview by R. M. Freihaut. Mayfield, Kentucky 2021 Tornado Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
OߐNan, Kathy, interview by Rebecca Michelle Freihaut. June 03, 2022, Mayfield, Kentucky 2021 Tornado Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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