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. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 7,2013
Tags: accident, barge, boat, boating, bridge, cleanup, crude oil, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, emergency, energy, environment, navigation, Oil, oil spill, pollution, river, towboat, transportation, water, wildlife
VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard has completed cleanup of the oil spill near Vicksburg that closed the major shipping channel for days in both directions. After extensive shoreline assessments and cleanup actions, the Coast Guard says it and the Departments of Environmental Quality in Louisiana and Mississippi deemed the cleanup complete yesterday. A 16-mile stretch [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: accident, break, cleanup, creek, crude oil, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, gasoline, leak, Oil, petroleum, pipe, pipeline, wildlife
JASPER COUNTY — Authorities say about 40 gallons of oil leaked from a broken pipeline in Jasper County into a creek east of Bay Springs yesterday before being stopped. The pipeline, owned by Houston, Texas-based Plains All-American Pipeline LP, began leaking sometime before 3 p.m. yesterday, when it was discovered. It connects to one of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2013
Tags: accident, barge, bridge, cleanup, collision, contamination, crude oil, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, environment, leak, navigation, oil spill, pollution, river, shipping, towboat, water, wildlife
VICKSBURG — Water vessels were moving cautiously today through a section of the Mississippi River where a barge was leaking oil as Coast Guard officials attempted to ease the economic impact of shutting down one of the nation’s vital commerce routes. Crews on Wednesday began pumping oil from the leaking barge onto another barge — [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 29,2013
Tags: aid, assistance, bill, disaster, disaster recovery, federal government, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, natural disaster, response
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has approved legislation that includes provisions coauthored by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) to improve the ability of the federal government to help states and communities recover from major disasters. The provisions, authored by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Cochran, are part of the disaster supplemental appropriations package (HR.152) approved [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 28,2013
Tags: COST, disaster, disaster recovery, electricity, ice, poll, power, power line, power outage, snow, storm, utility, Weather
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Entergy Arkansas has compiled preliminary damage estimates following the Christmas Day ice storm that gripped Central Arkansas and left more than 194,000 customers without power and caused extensive damage due to ice, snow and high wind. Total restoration costs for the repair and/or replacement of Entergy Arkansas’ electrical facilities in areas [...] [...]
EUPORA — Webster County government offices displaced by a recent fire that gutted the 1915-built building opened to the public with limited services at 8 a.m. today at 16 East Fox Avenue in Eupora, according to a release from Beverly Pettigrew Kraft, public information officer, Administrative Office of Courts. Offices of the Webster County Chancery [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 22,2013
Tags: building, city government, Commercial Real Estate, culture, disaster, downtown, emergency, fire, Heritage, historic, history, municipal, municipality, property
MERIDIAN — A recent fire in Meridian’s tallest structure has renewed talk about what should be done with the building. Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry tells WTOK TV the fire on the 12th floor of the “Threefoot” building remains under investigation. Meanwhile, Barry said, the city is looking for entrepreneurs who might have ideas for the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: courthouse, culture, destroy, destruction, disaster, electricity, emergency, fire, Heritage, historic, history, investigate, investigation, investigator, power strip, short
WALTHALL — Authorities say a predawn fire that gutted the Webster County courthouse in Walthall was caused by an electrical short. Sheriff Tim Mitchell told supervisors an investigation showed yesterday’s predawn fire started when a power strip in a first-floor office on the southwest corner of the building shorted out. Mitchell says the fire marshal’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 17,2013
Tags: bench, county, court, courthouse, culture, destroy, destruction, disaster, downtown, fire, gut, Heritage, historic, history, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal
WALTHALL — A predawn fire today has gutted the Webster County courthouse. The two-story courthouse was built in 1915. The town of Walthall is located just north of Eupora on Mississippi Highway 9 Eupora Fire Chief Richard Love says the call came in to the Emergency 911 Center about 2:20 a.m. He says the southwest [...] [...]
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