After Hurricane Helene, Virginia couple welcomes new home built by volunteers

Gov.GlennYoungkinbreaksdownthestate’s521totalarrestsofcriminalimmigrantson‘TheStory.’ AVirginiaelderlycouplewhonearlydiedduringHurricaneHelenehadtheirhomerebuiltbyagroupofvolunteersandnonprofits,makingitoneofmanyhomessettoberebuiltforstormvictims. CarlandLindaMcMurray’snewhome,whichwasbuiltbytheMennoniteDisasterService(MDS),wascelebratedFridayinthecompanyoflocalleadersduringaribbon-cuttingceremony,includingGov.GlennYoungkinandRep.MorganGriffith,R-Va.  Theoverallprojecttorebuildvictims’homesisexpectedtocostabout$1.4million.Fundingcomesfromamixofpublicandprivatesources,includingWashingtonCounty,theTownofDamascus,theUnitedWay,individualdonorsandprivatefoundations. FAMILYTHATLOST11INHURRICANEHELENEMUDSLIDESSAYSCOMMUNITYSACRIFICED‘LIFEANDLIMB’TOSAVEEACHOTHER Gov.GlennYoungkinjoinsthecoupleforaribbon-cuttingceremonyfortheirnewhomeafteritwasdestroyedinHurricaneHelene.(Gov.GlennYoungkinR