Beattyville benefit concert raises money for businesses impacted by flooding
Sofia Millar
and last updated 2021-04-04 08:30:17-04
BEATTYVILLE, Ky. â The Downtown Beattyville Alliance and Lee County Tourism Commission hosted a benefit concert on Saturday to raise money for businesses affected by historic flooding in March.
âWe need [businesses] to get opened up and back going again to bring life back to our town and just get back to normalcy,â said Lee County Tourism Director Dedra Brandenburg.
81 businesses in Beattyville were affected by the historic March flood and many have struggled to recover because of the severity of the damage, according to Brandenburg.