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Retro fit program finds takers on Gulf Coast

Lisa Monti — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:54:40 +0000

The Coastal Retrofit Mississippi program, funded by $27 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covers about 90 percent of the retrofit costs. MEMA’s Mike Ferdinand said the program has about 1,354 active applicants and about 100 retrofits have been completed. Sixty-five homes are awaiting final FEMA approval before going to construction. Thirty retrofits are [...]

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Hurricane Isaac leaves damage, memories of Katrina in its wake

MBJ Staff — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:49:53 +0000

Hurricane Isaac leaves damage, memories of Katrina in its wake On Aug. 28, almost seven years to the day Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hurricane Isaac blasted the same area. Though only a Category 2 storm, Isaac’s arrival at high tide, its direction and slow movement caused widespread damage and destruction across South [...]

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Hudson remembered

MBJ Staff — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:01:25 +0000

The late William “Son” Hudson was recently honored as the second member on the Mississippi Civil Defense/Emergency Management Association’s Memorial Wall of Remembrance. Hudson spent 14 years as the Panola County Emergency Management director from 1994-2008. He was killed while on duty in a vehicle accident in Batesville in September 2008 at the age of [...]

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State ready for disasters with MEMA’s state-of-the-art emergency center

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:01:38 +0000

Mississippi has had its share of natural disasters with deadly and devastating tornadoes, flooding and hurricanes. Manmade disasters such as oil and chemical spills and train wrecks are no strangers either. With no guarantee these disasters will pass us by in the future, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is prepared to respond and help [...]

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Resolving Katrina overpayments could take a year

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:35:19 +0000

PEARL — The director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) says all entities that may have been overpaid Hurricane Katrina grant money have been contacted, but he says it could take up to a year to resolve the issue. A March audit from the Inspector General’s Office of the Department of Homeland Security said [...]

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MEMA accused of misspending Katrina funds

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:01:18 +0000

PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency misspent nearly $18 million in Hurricane Katrina reconstruction grants, and should pay it back — with nearly $1 million interest, federal auditors say. The bill produced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General includes money spent to manage grants and overpayments to local governments, [...]

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MEMA offering Mississippi Cottages

Wally Northway — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:41 +0000

PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is requesting letters of interest from non-profit and government entities that wish to receive Mississippi Cottages for the purpose of meeting ongoing housing needs throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast. MEMA is now offering the remaining used cottage stock to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, public housing authorities and [...]

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State still beefing up emergency preparedness

Wally Northway — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:01:50 +0000

Hurricane Katrina’s lessons are still fresh While the State of Mississippi’s response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina generally drew high marks, the storm drove home some harsh lessons about disaster preparedness. Keeping the public informed about potential storms and directing first responders to areas of need, improving the flow of traffic in the event [...]

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FEMA grant repays more than $1 million to MEMA

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:28:20 +0000

PEARL — A $1.55-million federal grant has been approved to reimburse the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for emergency service costs incurred after Hurricane Katrina. The decision was announced in a joint release from Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in consultation with congressional appropriations committees, has [...]

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County joins NFIP

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:06:11 +0000

Choctaw County — Choctaw County has joined the 303 Mississippi communities allowed to purchase federally backed flood insurance, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) reports. The availability of the flood insurance follows the community’s adoption and enforcement of ordinances to reduce flood losses and acceptance by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Residents of Choctaw [...]

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