by MBJ Staff Published: February 21,2013
Tags: damage, destruction, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, emergency, employment, job, natural disaster, state agency, unemployment, work
FORREST COUNTY and LAMAR COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security says individuals in Forrest and Lamar counties unable to work because of the recent tornadoes and storms may apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. MDES officials say in a news release that people who live or work in one of the affected counties and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: agency, assistance, city council, city government, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, federal government, injury, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, rain, storm, tornado, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Hattiesburg City Council has approved measures further related to the aftermath of the Feb. 10 tornado. The Hattiesburg American reports the council last night approved the state of emergency declaration, signed on Feb. 10, and approved agreements with Pine Belt Solid Waste Authority and Waste Management to dispose of storm debris in [...] [...]
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 MBJ Staff Published: February 18,2013
Tags: agency, assistance, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal government, loan, loss, natural disaster, small business
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Small Business Administration assistance is now available after the Presidential disaster declaration due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began Feb. 10 in South Mississippi. The disaster declaration covers Forrest and Lamar counties in Mississippi, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2013
Tags: damage, desturction, disaster recovery, education, emergency, funding, natural disaster, public education, public school, tornado, Weather
HATTIESBURG — Members of the Hattiesburg Public School District board of trustees met yesterday to discuss emergency funding for the damage caused to Hattiesburg schools by Sunday’s EF4 tornado. The Hattiesburg American reports the tornado damaged 25 of the district’s 27 buses, wrecked the high school baseball field and caused substantial structural damage to other [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2013
Tags: disaster recovery, electricity, emergency, energy, natural disaster, power outage, rain, storm, tornadoi, Weather, wind
HATTIESBURG — Mississippi Power has completed initial storm restoration to the cities of Hattiesburg and Petal following Sunday’s tornado. As of 10 a.m. yesterday, The Hattiesburg American reports crews restored power to those customers able to receive it. Mississippi Power Pine Belt Division Manager Jason Lee says more than 300 additional support personnel, including linemen, [...] [...]
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: February 11,2013
Tags: damage, disaster recovery, emegency, injury, natural disaster, power outage, public university, storm, tornado, Weather
HATTIESBURG — Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up today to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured. Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2013
Tags: casino, cloud, computer, convention, data protection, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hardware, hospitality, hotel, inforamtion technology, lodging, meeting, restaurant, softeware, tourisdt, tourism, visitor
BRANDON and BILOXI — The Solutions TEAM, a Brandon-based IT services outsourcing and cloud-based data protection solutions provider, has been selected by Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel in Biloxi to provide cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery solutions and services. “After a thorough analysis of all available alternatives, including software and online backup solutions, we [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, damage, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, emergency, entrepreneur, federal agency, loan, loss, natural disaster, small business, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that March 12 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Mississippi as a result of the drought that began Jan. 3, 2012. [...] [...]
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