by MBJ Staff Published: May 22,2012
Tags: county government, disaster preparedness, disasters, federal agency, federal government, flooding, floods, hail, hurricanes, natural disasters, rain, severe werather, state agency, state government, storms, tornadoes, tropical weather, Weather, wind
HINDS COUNTY — Hinds County has received the state’s 47th StormReady designation. Mississippi now has 24 counties, 16 communities, four state universities and three government sites designated as StormReady in Mississippi. “One of the things that we can count on in our state is severe weather,” said Mississippi Emergency Management director Robert Latham. “I hope [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 16,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency, federal agency, flooding, floods, hail, natural disaster, preparedness, rain, severe weather, storms, tornadoes, Weather, winds
CLAIBORNE COUNTY — Claiborne County has received Mississippi’s 46th StormReady designation. Mississippi has 23 counties, 16 communities, four state universities and three government sites designated as StormReady in Mississippi. StormReady is a nationwide program of the National Weather Service that helps communities protect their citizens during severe weather and encourages communities to take a proactive [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 3,2012
Tags: disaster recovery, disasters, electricity, emergency, energy, hail, natural disasters, power, rain, storms, tonadoes, utility, wind
NEW ORLEANS — The Edison Electric Institute has honored Entergy Corporation with the association’s Emergency Recovery Award and Emergency Assistance Award for its power restoration efforts to its own customers throughout 2011 and to other utility company customers following Hurricane Irene. This is the 14th consecutive year for Entergy to receive an EEI national storm [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 22,2012
Tags: damage, death, disaster, disaster recovery, disaster response, emergency, fatality, flooding, floods, homes, houses, natural disaster, power lines, rain, severe weather, storms, tornadoes, trees, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Emergency management officials in Holmes County say severe weather may be to blame for one death in Lexington after a tree fell on a home late yesterday afternoon. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, five counties so far have reported damage from severe weather that moved across Mississippi yesterday. Damage reports [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Transportation is asking motorists to stay off U.S. 90 while crews are out removing sand that has accumulated on the coastal highway. MDOT says crews are removing sand between the Bay St. Louis Bridge and the Biloxi Bay Bridge today. The work began yesterday after heavy winds [...] [...]
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY and YALOBUSHA COUNTY — Severe storms that moved through the state last Thursday night are blamed for widespread damages to several homes in North Mississippi. Initial damage reports sent the State Emergency Operations Center in Pearl show nearly two-dozen homes in Tallahatchie and Yalobusha counties were either destroyed or sustained major damage. Damage [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2012
Tags: angl;er, angling, community development, construction, fisherman, fishing, hurricanes, outdoors, pier, severe weather, storms, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County supervisors plan to open the Ocean Springs Fishing Pier this week, as soon as the final inspection is complete. The popular pier, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, was originally a piece of the old U.S. 90 bridge over Back Bay. Rebuilt with $2 million from FEMA, it has four covered pavilions, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 5,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, flooding, hail, natural disaster, non-profit organizations, nonprofits, rain, severe weather, small businesses, storms, tornadoes, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds private non-profit organizations (PNPs) in Mississippi that Jan. 30 is the deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications. The loans are available from the SBA because of the severe storms, tornadoes, high winds and flooding that occurred on April 15–28, 2011. Eligible non-critical PNPs located [...] [...]
MENDENHALL and SMITH COUNTY — The city of Mendenhall as well as Smith County have earned the latest StormReady designation by the National Weather Service. Mississippi now has 41 StormReady designations that cover 16 cities or towns, 20 counties, three state universities and one government site. StormReady is a nationwide program of the National Weather [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2011
Tags: courts, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, fraud, hurricanes, natural disaster, severe weather, storms, tropical weather, Weather
WAYNE COUNTY — Court records indicate that federal authorities are negotiating a plea with a man charged with Hurricane Katrina fraud related to debris removal in Wayne County. Judd Johnston was an inspector charged with signing off on loads of debris removed from county property. The November indictment in the case says Johnston was paid [...] [...]
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