by MBJ Staff Published: January 3,2013
Tags: damage, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, natural disaster, rain, small business, storm, tornado, Weather, wind
PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Gov. Phil Bryant has requested federal disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Pearl River County as a result of tornadoes and severe storms Christmas Day. Bryant’s request for SBA assistance is based upon joint damage assessments conducted by local, state and SBA officials. Pearl River County received large [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: bench, case, city, construction, court, crime, damage, disaster, flood, flooding, government, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, rain, retail, retailer, retailing, trial, Weather
CORINTH — A federal judge has denied requests from the city of Corinth and the Kroger Company to be dismissed as defendants in a lawsuit over 2010 flooding at the Kmart in Corinth. Kmart Corporation is seeking compensation for flood damage at the Fulton Crossing location, the store’s closure for about 10 months, and flood [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2012
Tags: disaster, flood, flooding, home, homeowner, house, insurance, land, premuim, property, rain, rating, real estate, residence, rewsident, Weather
PICAYUNE — An improved flood prone rating means Pearl River County residents will see a 10 percent reduction in monthly insurance premiums. The Picayune Item reports county planner Ed Pinero Jr. says the county has moved from an insurance rating of 10 to 8. The lower the rating, the lower the premiums. Pinero says the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 27,2012
Tags: Business, damage, death, destruction, disaster, fatality, flood, flooding, holiday, home, house, injury, natural disaster, rain, redisdence, state agency, storm, tornado, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said. Damages have been reported in 12 counties and officials continue to assess the situation, but there have been no reports of fatalities in [...] [...]
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 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: December 6,2012
Tags: buyout, federal agency, flood, flooding, government, home, homeowner, house, rain, real estate, residence, resident, residential, severe, storm surge, tropical hurricane, Weather
PICAYUNE — Pearl River County officials say about 25 properties could be eligible for a “buyout” program to help some flood-prone residents. County planner Ed Pinero Jr. tells the Picayune Item about six property owners so far have said they want to participate in the program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have to approve [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2012
Tags: auditor, build, building, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, federal, flood, flooding, government, higher education, hurricane, natural disaster, rain, storm, storm surge, tropical, university, Weather, wind
LONG BEACH — A federal auditor says FEMA should demand the return of $5.3 million of Hurricane Katrina reconstruction money from the University of Southern Mississippi. The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General says it reviewed $12.2 million of the $41.1 million that USM received to rebuild its Gulf Park campus in Long Beach following [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 4,2012
Tags: agency, damage, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, elected official, federal, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, lawmaker, natural disaster, public official, rain, representative, Senator, state, storm, storm surge, tornado, tropicazl, Weather, wind
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director is making recommendations to Congress about streamlining the recovery process in large disasters. Robert Latham says after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mississippi officials were frustrated that the federal government required separate environmental and historic preservation reviews for some projects. He says the duplicated efforts slowed recovery [...] [...]
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