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Huntsville is officially a disaster zone thanks to all the recent flooding! The city is now mobilizing resources to tackle the mess left behind.
At a glance
Rising — being discussed more frequently. 7 mentions in the last 30 days, 7 the 60 before.
Potential for significant grant funding to offset project costs.
Residents and businesses in flood-prone areas, particularly those impacted by recent disasters.
No groups negatively affected
Walker County remained under a flood watch Wednesday afternoon as the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over East Texas after dumping as much as 21 inches of rain in some areas, flooding roads, downing trees and leaving tens of thousands of customers without power.
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The Huntsville City Council on Sept. 1 unanimously approved a $76,000 funding agreement with the Walker County Economic Development Corporation, nearly doubling the city's contribution to the nonprofit in its second year of operation.