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Meadow River Valley is poised to grow [1]

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Date: 2025-11 

In Greenbrier County, things happened “before the flood” or “after the flood.”

Tammy Shifflet-Tincher, National Association of Counties Director of Member Engagement experienced the destruction of the flood firsthand. Before the flood, Tammy Shifflett-Tincher ran a cattle farm, worked for a museum, and sold insurance. She met her husband and moved from the east end of Greenbrier County to Rainelle, in the Meadow River Valley.

West Virginia’s historic flood of 2016 hit Rainelle especially hard. “The night the waters came, we worked continually for hours and hours and hours, just helping people get out of the water,” Tincher said.

Ten inches of rain fell in 12 hours. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and damages topped $1.5 billion. In Greenbrier County, 15 people died.

For the survivors, including Tincher, it was a pivotal moment. After the flood, Tincher stayed invested in the clean-up and rebuild. She ran for public office and was elected to the Greenbrier County commission.

“Being the elected official after that, there’s always that feeling that you have a major responsibility,” she said.

Now, life is looking up in Greenbrier County. There’s a link to the country’s newest National Park, a school building has found a second life, and resources to take out abandoned, dilapidated buildings have arrived.

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[1] Url: https://www.resourcerural.org/project/meadow-river-valley-is-poised-to-grow/?ref=resource-rural.ghost.io

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