Rotan citizens continue to aid neighbors in the wake of destructive storm

  • Rory Burroughs (pictured far left) coordinates with a group of Rotan volunteers that were kind to answer a call for help, lending their hands and equipment to remove debris from 12 properties on Tuesday.
    Rory Burroughs (pictured far left) coordinates with a group of Rotan volunteers that were kind to answer a call for help, lending their hands and equipment to remove debris from 12 properties on Tuesday.

    A group of dedicated Rotan citizens, led by community leader Rory Burroughs, stepped up on Tuesday evening to lend a helping hand in the ongoing cleanup efforts following a destructive storm that wreaked havoc on the Texas panhandle last month.

    The devastating supercell tore through Rotan's downtown area, leaving behind a trail of destruction late last month, including the destruction of buildings …