Interview with Kathy O'Nan, May 11, 2023

Project: Mayfield, Kentucky 2021 Tornado Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Mayor Kathy O'Nan recounts the December 10, 2021 tornado and provides updates about the rebuilding efforts in Mayfield in a follow-up to her first oral history interview conducted in 2022.

Interview Accession

2023oh0263_may0028

Interviewee Name

Kathy O'Nan

Interviewer Name

Rebecca Michelle Freihaut

Interview Date

2023-05-11

Interview Keyword

LTRG FEMA State government Disaster recovery US Department of Housing and Urban Development First responders Trauma Long Term Recovery Group Federal Emergency Management Agency American Red Cross

Interview LC Subject

Tornadoes Mayfield (Ky.) Graves County (Ky.) Natural disasters Kentucky United States. National Weather Service. Disaster relief Mayors Samaritan's Purse (Organization)

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OߐNan, Kathy, interview by Rebecca Michelle Freihaut. May 11, 2023, Mayfield, Kentucky 2021 Tornado Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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