by Associated Press Published: May 3,2013
Tags: city, city government, cleanup, county, county government, damage, debris, destruction, disaster, disaster recovery, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, severe weather, tornado, Weather, wind
HATTIESBURG — Nearly three months after a Feb. 10 tornado hit the Hattiesburg and Lamar County, the debris cleanup operations are winding down. Lamar County road manager Jake Sones tells The Hattiesburg American debris cleanup operations will end this week. Since the tornado, Lamar County crews have collected 25,293 cubic yards of vegetative debris, along [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 9,2013
Tags: Business, city government, cleanup, Commercial Real Estate, county government, damage, debris, destruction, disaster recovery, home, house, residence, residential real estate, tornado, Weather, wind
PINE BELT — Officials are nearing the end of the debris cleanup from the Feb. 10 tornado that struck northeastern Lamar County, Hattiesburg and Petal. The Hattiesburg American reports Petal wrapped up its debris cleanup efforts March 22. Mayor Hal Marx says the cleanup tab was approximately $100,000. In Hattiesburg, John Brown, assistant to the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2013
Tags: cleanup, damage, debris, destruction, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, employee, employer, employment, federal agency, flood, flooding, labor, natural disaster, severe weather, state agency, tornado, wind, work, worker
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Department of Labor says it’s giving a $2-million grant to assist Mississippi with cleanup and recovery efforts from recent storms, tornadoes and flooding. The funds are being awarded to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to create temporary jobs that support storm recovery efforts. In the aftermath of storms that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: city government, cleanup, damage, debris, disaster recovery, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, tornado, Weather, wind
HATTIESBURG — The Hattiesburg City Council held a special called meeting to discuss cleanup and response efforts in the wake of the Feb. 10 tornado. The Hattiesburg American reports Mayor Johnny DuPree estimated the amount of debris in the city is about 200,000 cubic yards. DuPree said the city would release a request for proposals [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: cleanup, damage, debris, destruction, disaster recovery, disaster response, injury, natural disaster, severe weather, storm, tornado
HATTIESBURG — Rain and thunderstorms were likely to complicate work today to clean up the debris strewn across southern Mississippi by a tornado, which left residents marveling that no one died despite the severity of the destruction. Roofs were torn from homes and massive trees were tossed across houses. In one part of Hattiesburg, the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 18,2012
Tags: agency, cleanup, damage, deadline, debris, destruction, disaster recovery, federal, flood, flooding, fund, funding, government, grant, hail, hurricane, natural disaster, rain, state, storm, tropical, wind
VICKSBURG — Warren County and Vicksburg want to decide before the end of 2012 on how to spend a remaining $1.75 million in Hurricane Katrina recovery money. The Vicksburg Post reports the money runs out in 2013. The county got $3.8 million in 2008 to clean drainage ditches inside Vicksburg. Warren County was among 49 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: contract, county, court, debris, decision, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, natural disastyer, rain, ruling, sentence, storm, storm surge, tropical, Weather, wind
BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers have been sentenced to prison in a Hurricane Katrina kickback case. The Sea Coast Echo reports U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden in Gulfport sentenced Roger Ladner, the former road manager, to five years during a hearing yesterday. Ladner also [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2012
Tags: bench, clleanup, conflict of interest, contract, court, crime, criminal, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, hurricane, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, natural disaster, storm, tropical
BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers are scheduled for sentencing today in the Hurricane Katrina kickback case. Prosecutors say Roger Ladner was given the authority to award millions of dollars in ditch-cleaning contracts after Katrina. Some allegedly went to his relatives with a portion of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2012
Tags: bench, city, cleanup, contract, contractor, court, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, natural disaster, rain, severe, storm, storm surge, tropical, Weather, wind
WAVELAND — A lawsuit against Waveland filed by a contractor who claimed the city owes it $1.36 million for post-Hurricane Katrina cleanup work has been dismissed. The Sea Coast Echo reports according to paperwork filed in Hancock County Circuit Court, T.C.B. Construction of Poplarville and city agreed to dismiss the suit. T.C.B. sued the city [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 24,2012
Tags: aid, assistance, cleanup, damage, debris, destruction, disaster, disaster recovery, emergency, federal government, flood, flooding, funding, grant, hurricane, loan, loss, natural disaster, rain, repair, small business, storm, surge, tropical, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $11.1 million in grants across Mississippi for damage from Hurricane Isaac. That includes more than $9.5 million for housing assistance and $1.6 million for other needs such as personal property, damaged vehicles and medical expenses, FEMA spokesman Tim Tyson told The Mississippi Press. In addition [...] [...]
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