MAYTOWN – More than 40 volunteers worked tirelessly throughout Thursday morning and afternoon in Maytown, where the floodwaters have subsided and left tons of debris and destruction in their path.

The town was covered in up to eight feet of muddy water at the peak of flooding this past weekend when six inches of rain was dumped across the county. As of Thursday morning, much of the garbage and debris left had been gathered and ready to for shipping to the transfer station at Garth.

That’s where volunteers stepped in and loaded furniture, appliances and even car parts. Among those were more than 40 volunteers from the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center.

This was the scene across much of the county Thursday, as areas from Melvin to Auxier were worked over to rid the roadways of mudslides and cleanup efforts gained ground.

In addition, the roughly 2,500 left without power following the storm had, according to county officials, seen it restored as of Thursday morning.

Another issue for many residents reeling from the heavy downpour was the lack of water service. Officials said that issue should be fully dealt with by Thursday evening.

“We only have 35 people left without water as of right now,” said Floyd County Judge-Executive R.D. “Doc” Marshall. “Those people are located along Little Mud and we should have their water back on by the end of the day today.”

At one point, approximately 4,600 people throughout the county were without water, according to Marshall.

Marshall joined volunteers at the Martin Community Center Thursday to receive a semi-truck full of supplies from a group in North Carolina contacted by local business owner Marlow Tackett.

The truck arrived at the center just after 10 a.m. and unloading began immediately as volunteers separated the various items — clothing, furniture, canned food — into sections along the community center gym floor.

“These are the same people who help Marlow with his Christmas event,” Marshall said. “They’ll have all sorts of things they’re bringing.”

Those helping from the Job Corps split into two groups Thursday, with one camp traveling to Maytown to help with cleanup efforts there and the other staying on at the center to unload supplies.

Also, Marshall said in addition to those helping with cleanup from the city utilities in Prestonsburg there were also a total of 16 independent contractors working throughout the county as of Thursday.

But the main priority since Saturday morning, when the flooding was at its worst, has been to ensure that those trapped by the high waters are now able to be accessed and helped, Marshall said. As that goal nears completion, the county will focus attention elsewhere.

“We still have people who cannot get out along Spurlock, but we’ll have access to them by today or tomorrow,” Marshall said Thursday. “My main priority now will be to see that FEMA does the assessments fair and for everyone.”

Officials plan to tour with FEMA representatives for early assessments by Monday.