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FEMA providing funeral assistance for Arkansans affected by May 24-27 tornadoes
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced funeral assistance funds under the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program for citizens of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion and Randolph counties. If citizens of those counties had funeral or burial expenses because of the May 24-27...
Deadline extended for Arkansans to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for those impacted by May storms
FEMA has extended the deadline for disaster assistance for Arkansans affected by the Memorial Day storms that moved through the northern parts of the state.
FEMA to provide funeral expense assistance
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - If you had funeral or burial expenses because of the severe storms that struck Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties May 24-27, funeral assistance may be available from FEMA. Eligible Expenses FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program provides assistance...
Deadline for FEMA Disaster Assistance applications extended
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — FEMA has extended the deadline for those impacted by the May 24-27 tornadoes to apply for federal disaster assistance. Residents of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who suffered damage to their property from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during this period have until Aug. 28 to apply.
FEMA assistance available for renters in severe storm impacted counties
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Renters in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who were affected by severe storms of May 24-27 can now apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance is open for homeowners, renters, and also students. Federal grants can help assist in...
Region 8 weather observer dies at 97
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (KAIT) - For more than 40 years, Donald Lyle Waterworth of Pocahontas kept his eyes on the skies of Northeast Arkansas as the official weather observer for Randolph County. Mr. Waterworth died Friday, June 28, at the age of 97. According to his obituary, Waterworth was “thought to...
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