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USM moves to second phase of tornado recovery efforts

MBJ Staff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:55 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi is moving into the second phase of a comprehensive landscaping plan to restore the southern edge of its Hattiesburg campus that suffered extensive damage from a Feb. 10 tornado. The initial phase of the $3-million project – which included planting of five mature live oak trees, grass sodding [...]

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Town’s residents struggle to rebuild after destructive tornado

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:43 +0000

SHUQUALAK — Two months after a devastating tornado swept through Noxubee County, the residents of Shuqualak are rebuilding their homes and their lives. Running Water Road received the brunt of the April 11 tornado, where nine mobile homes were destroyed, the winds seeming to pick up and drop the home as effortlessly as a child [...]

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South Miss. companies working tornado cleanup in Oklahoma

MBJ Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:58:09 +0000

PICAYUNE — Executive Recovery Group (ERG) was recently selected by the City of Moore, Okla., to monitor the town’s recovery efforts after the recent tornadoes that devastated the area. Terms were not disclosed. ERG’s role will be to monitor the removal of storm debris from public areas and right’s of way. “This clean-up effort involves [...]

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County mulling disaster response team concept

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:53:04 +0000

GREENVILLE — Washington County wants to organize local disaster-response teams that will be trained to respond either in their neighborhood or workplace if a disaster strikes. Emergency management director David Burford tells the Delta Democrat Times the department is applying for grants to set up the Community Emergency Response Team units throughout the county. The [...]

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Reelection of Smithville mayor signals support for growth of tornado-ravaged town

Ted Carter — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:20:05 +0000

SMITHVILLE, Mississippi – The question of whether this tiny community ravaged two years ago by a killer tornado is ready for land-use controls and an annexation strategy received an affirmative answer from voters Tuesday. In a campaign seen as an up-or-down vote on his call for comprehensive land-use planning and the annexation of nearby unincorporated [...]

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Schools’ athletic facilities still need repair from February tornado

Associated Press — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:34:46 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The lingering effects of the Feb. 10 tornado are still visible at the two local high school campuses that were hit the hardest. Hattiesburg High and Oak Grove continue to pick up the pieces, and according to officials from both schools, headway is being made every day. Willie Burton, director of maintenance at [...]

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Oklahoma storms have increased interest in home storm shelters

Becky Gillette — Fri, 31 May 2013 05:01:55 +0000

Seeing images of the almost unimaginable destruction from the tornado in Moore, Okla., has prompted a lot of people to make inquiries into building a storm shelter in their home. While there isn’t currently any money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help pay for storm shelters in Mississippi, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director [...]

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Tornado relief drive at USM goes quiet in wake of Oklahoma disaster

MBJ Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000

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 [...]

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Deadline approaching for post-tornado loans from SBA

MBJ Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:07 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages due to the severe storms and tornadoes April 11-12. The deadline to apply for physical damage is June 17. Low-interest disaster loans are available in the following counties: Noxubee County [...]

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USM gets $1M from unnamed donor for tornado restoration

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:04:52 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi has received a $1 million gift to help restore the Hattiesburg campus damaged by a Feb. 10 tornado. USM President Rodney Bennett says in a news release Monday that the check was received this past week. He said the donor did not want his name released. The tornado [...]

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