Stories of Hope, Resilience & Loss Still Surround W.Va. Flood

West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Jessica Lilly ,

Roxy Todd

Published August 19, 2016 at 12:48 PM EDT

Chuck and Carol Adkins stand on the wooden decking of the bridge Mennonites designed and built for them in the wake of July 2015 flooding.

This week on our Inside Appalachia podcast, we're revisiting some of the stories from our recent TV episode of Inside Appalachia. We hear stories of heroism and survival in towns like Richwood, Rainelle, and Clendenin. Residents and community leaders share their stories of loss and resilience.

Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ehFEtJsGo

And we’ll hear how West Virginia’s Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (WV VOAD) called on Mennonites to help by building wooden bridges designed to handle flooding.

Jessica Lilly

Jessica Lilly covers southern West Virginia for West Virginia Public Radio and can be heard weekdays on West Virginia Morning, the station’s daily radio news program and during afternoon newscasts.

Roxy Todd

Roxy Todd is a reporter and co-producer for Inside Appalachia and has been a reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting since 2014. Her stories have aired on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Marketplace. She’s won several awards, including a regional AP Award for best feature radio story, and also two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for Best Use of Sound and Best Writing for her stories about Appalachian food and culture.