by MBJ Staff Published: May 22,2013
Tags: charity, college, damage, destruction, disaster, disaster recovery, donate, donation, donor, education, higher education, natural disaster, postsecondary education, public university, relief, tornado, university, Weather
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation reports its tornado relief and campus beautification campaigns were “entering a quiet phase” as the nation focuses its attention on tornado victims in Oklahoma. During this time the Foundation will refrain from publicly soliciting donors for the campaigns. The Foundation launched the tornado relief effort immediately following [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2013
Tags: aid, appropriation, bill, disaster recovery, federal, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, rain, relief, representative, resolution, state, storm, storm surge, water, Weather, wind
JACKSON — A Democratic state lawmaker is filing a resolution that urges Mississippi’s entire congressional delegation to support federal spending for Hurricane Sandy recovery. The resolution by Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis isn’t expected to mention Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo by name. But, it’s a rebuke of Palazzo’s vote last week against [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 8,2013
Tags: damage, destruction, disaster recovery, federal government, flood, flooding, hurricane, legislative, natural disaster, qweather, rain, relief, storm surge, tropical, wind
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday he misspoke when he suggested in a Senate speech that damage from Superstorm Sandy was worse than that inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In a short statement released by his office, the Nevada Democrat said he “simply misspoke” in comments Friday criticizing House Republicans for [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 12,2012
Tags: assistance, automobile, car, charitable giving, charity, dealer, dealership, disaster recovery, donation, donor, giving, hurricane, natural disaster, rain, relief, retail, storm, storm surge, SUV, tornado, truck, van, vehicle, Weather, wind
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Ford dealerships in the Pine Belt area are sending relief supplies to help Staten Island communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Eighty pallets full of canned goods, diapers, personal care items, blankets, batteries and bottled water, enough to fill a semi-truck trailer, is bound for Dana Ford Lincoln in Staten Island, N.Y. These [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 3,2012
Tags: aid, assistance, disaster, disaster recovery, employee, entrepreneur, federal agency, federal government, flood, flooding, hurricane, job, loan, natural disaster, non-profit organization, nonprofit, rain, relief, small business, state agency, state government, storm, storm surge, tornado, tropical, wind, work, worker
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has added more counties to those eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, and the U.S. Small Business Administration has added another county to those eligible for low-interest loans. The MDES has begun accepting applications for DUA from people living or [...] [...]
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