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Coast residents evacuated as flood waters rise

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:55:49 +0000

JACKSON COUNTY — Emergence management director Earl Etheridge says several Moss Point streets were being evacuated because of floods from pounding thunderstorms. He tells The Mississippi Press his office helped Moss Point firefighters and police officers rescue people last night. Four to seven inches of rain fell yesterday afternoon, with another two to four inches [...]

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Economist: State shouldn’t expect big boost from Isaac

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:18:32 +0000

JACKSON — State economist Darrin Webb says he does not expect Mississippi to see a surge in tax collections after Hurricane Isaac the way it did after Hurricane Katrina. “My thinking is that while in theory there may be some slight uptick in revenues as a result of Isaac, it will be inconsequential,” Webb told [...]

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Officials pumping out water in effort to save crumbling dam

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:07:03 +0000

LAMAR COUNTY — Officials are using pumps to drop water levels in an earthen dam at the southern end of the Lake Serene system in Lamar County near Hattiesburg that was damaged by the heavy rains of Hurricane Isaac. More than a foot of rain that fell in the area last week saturated the barrier [...]

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Weakened dam prompts precautionary evacuation

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:10:48 +0000

LAMAR COUNTY — A portion of the Buccaneer Drive Dam that separates two lakes in Lamar County is sliding, which could cause flooding downstream, so emergency management officials have called for a precautionary evacuation. The sliding, initially reported Monday, is also causing cracks on the roadway. WDAM-TV reports there is no immediate danger and the [...]

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MEMA gives update on Isaac’s impact on Coast

MBJ Staff — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:05:01 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Hurricane Isaac has slowed in the Gulf and continues to send torrential rains over already rain-soaked areas throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). Emergency operations continue for Mississippians affected by the storm with the following updates given at 7 a.m. this morning by MEMA: • [...]

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Mandatory evacuations go out on Coast; President declares emergency

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:57:47 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Mandatory evacuation had been ordered by today in low-lying areas of all three Mississippi coastal counties, and waves were washing across beachside roads as Hurricane Isaac swirled offshore. All three coastal counties also set overnight curfews. And, President Obama has issued an emergency declaration for parts of Mississippi under the Isaac [...]

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Governor urging Coast residents to flee; toll-free number available

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:05 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Gov. Phil Bryant is urging people in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to evacuate for Isaac, which is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to the state, even if the center of the storm comes ashore in Louisiana. Bryant said during a briefing today in Gulfport that 1,500 [...]

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Abandoned package shuts down Meridian Regional

Associated Press — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:02:29 +0000

MERIDIAN — A suspicious package left in bushes near the terminal of Meridian Regional Airport has turned out to be harmless. The airport had been shut down and evacuated after the package was found yesterday about noon. The Meridian Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Meridian Homeland Security, TSA, and the airport authority responded, and later [...]

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Gas leak stopped; residents back home after nearly week-long evacuation

MBJ Staff — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:47:29 +0000

WAYNE COUNTY — The Wayne County Emergency Management Agency and Escambia Operating Company, LLC report a gas well leaking hydrogen sulfide has been stopped and the well is secure. In the 36 hours since the free flow of gas from the well was stopped air quality monitoring indicates the area is safe, according to the [...]

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State buts AmbuBus kits

Wally Northway — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:54:06 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — With the 2009 hurricane season underway, Mississippi has joined other states in FEMA Region IV by deploying the AmbuBus from First Line Technology in a statewide effort to enhance special needs evacuation capabilities. Delivery of the initial 14 AmbuBus kits, purchased through grant funds, were delivered to six different locations around the state. [...]

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