BREAKING: FloodFest raised more than $26,000 for flood victims

FloodFest 2019 organizers announced today that the event held last Saturday, Aug. 17, raised a total of $26,387.76 for the victims of the Great Backwater Flood of 2019.

All proceeds went to the 2019 United Way of West Central Mississippi Flood Relief fund. The United Way organized a special committee of trusted community leaders to oversee the collection and distribution of funds, while not charging any administrative fees for collecting the funds.

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