Editing Salyersville, Kentucky (section)

===21st century===
{{see also|Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012}}
Between 2002 and 2006, the third Magoffin County courthouse (erected in 1959 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Todd |date=2011-06-23 |title=Jun 23, 2011 |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2011/062311.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114044722/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/columns/2011/062311.htm |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Salyersville Independent}}</ref>) was demolished and replaced with a new Magoffin County Justice Center.<ref name=":0" />

On March 2, 2012, Salyersville was hit by a tornado, which caused extensive damage to many businesses and homes. No deaths were reported in Salyersville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Connor |date=2020-03-02 |title=8 years later, many in Salyersville consider it a miracle no one died on March 2, 2012 |url=https://www.wymt.com/content/news/8-years-later-many-in-Salyersville-consider-it-a-miracle-no-one-died-on-March-2-2012--568413661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317073306/https://www.wymt.com/content/news/8-years-later-many-in-Salyersville-consider-it-a-miracle-no-one-died-on-March-2-2012--568413661.html |archive-date=2020-03-17 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=WYMT |language=en}}</ref> The tornado was reported to be an EF3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Summary of the March 2, 2012 Tornadoes |url=https://www.weather.gov/jkl/20120302_tornadoes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906061514/https://www.weather.gov/jkl/20120302_tornadoes |archive-date=2015-09-06 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> Kentucky Governor [[Steve Beshear]] visited Salyersville and toured the eastern part of the state after the tornado outbreak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-19 |title=Gov. Beshear makes another trip to West Liberty, Salyersville, Ky. |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-another-trip-to-west-liberty-salyersville-ky/article_3d9ccc15-3b40-53a1-bf4d-d6f1f755703c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128055704/https://www.wdrb.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-another-trip-to-west-liberty-salyersville-ky/article_3d9ccc15-3b40-53a1-bf4d-d6f1f755703c.html |archive-date=2025-01-28 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=WDRB |language=en}}</ref>