Benton one of five counties named as disaster area
Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008
Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday declared five counties state disaster areas because of storm damage earlier this week.
The declaration for Pope, Conway, Benton, Poinsett and Craighead counties allows the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management to use $ 250, 000 from the governor’s disaster fund to assist residents.
Starting Monday, residents may apply for assistance by calling the department at (877 ) 828-3362 or their local offices of the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
A Pope County man, Billy Carter, 61, died Tuesday when a tornado struck his double-wide mobile home just outside Appleton.
Beebe’s office said in a statement Friday that a disaster recovery center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at the Appleton Community Center to offer on-site assistance to tornado victims.
Representatives from Emergency Management, Human Services, the Arkansas Insurance Department and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration will be there, along with crisis counselors.
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