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Commissioners to determine whether to raise port elevation

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:03:25 +0000

GULFPORT — The Board of Commissioners for the state Port of Gulfport will decide later this month whether to move forward with plans to elevate the west pier 25 feet above sea level. Port director Don Allee told the Harrison County Board of Supervisors the plans for elevation will continue until commissioners decide otherwise. He [...]

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FEMA approves $11M in Isaac grants; SBA OKs $1M+ in loans

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:18:25 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $11.1 million in grants across Mississippi for damage from Hurricane Isaac. That includes more than $9.5 million for housing assistance and $1.6 million for other needs such as personal property, damaged vehicles and medical expenses, FEMA spokesman Tim Tyson told The Mississippi Press. In addition [...]

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Alderman wants pre-storm cleanup by businesses, contractors

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:15:10 +0000

LONG BEACH — Alderman Mark Lishen says Long Beach should require businesses and construction sites to make sure their building materials, trash and trash containers won’t become battering rams in hurricanes. He tells WLOX-TV he wants an ordinance to make sure that such things are secured or removed before hurricanes arrive on shore. Lishen’s current [...]

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More counties declared disaster; SBA opens Center

MBJ Staff — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:41:47 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — An amendment has been made to the Sept. 1 federal disaster declaration, adding the following 13 counties to the list of declared disaster areas from Hurricane Isaac damages: Adams, Amite, Clarke, Forrest, George, Hinds, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Warren and Wilkinson. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has begun accepting applications [...]

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FEMA extends filing deadline for Isaac; MEMA gives update

MBJ Staff — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:24:08 +0000

GULFPORT — After meeting with local officials in coastal Mississippi counties, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said he is encouraged by the willingness of federal agencies to work with Mississippi to resolve early issues arising from Hurricane Isaac recovery efforts. Cochran, along with Gov. Phil Bryant, met in Gulfport with local and county officials from [...]

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County’s beach replenishment program stopped due to grass

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:42:44 +0000

HANCOCK COUNTY — Hancock County officials say the state and federal governments don’t want to replenish a stretch of beach in area of Clermont Harbor. The Sea Coast Echo reports the beach stretches roughly from Buccaneer State Park to just past Bordages Street in Bay St. Louis. Officials want to pump in sand to create [...]

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State wants unspent $6M back from Coast county

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:52:43 +0000

HANCOCK COUNTY — The state has asked Hancock County for $6 million in funds not spent on a “property acquisition” project. The project is a limited buy-out plan designated to reduce the repetitive losses of residents in low-lying areas of Hancock County. The Sea Coast Echo reports the county has not spent any of the [...]

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