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OUR VIEW: USM makes right call by calling off tornado relief campaign

MBJ Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:05 +0000

We have all seen the pictures, read the reports and heard the stories coming out of Moore, Okla. The cost of a massive tornado that battered the Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished [...]

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Smithville transitions from devastation to setting vision for future

Ted Carter — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:14:26 +0000

On April 27, 2011, the people of Northeast Mississippi’s tiny farming town of Smithville could hardly see a future beyond the next 24 hours. Today, the survivors of one of the deadliest tornadoes to strike Mississippi are looking nearly 20 years ahead at the Smithville of 2030. The one-time trading post has been framing a [...]

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Storm-torn town to continue to receive federal aid

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:19:02 +0000

SMITHVILLE — The town of Smithville will continue receiving federal money to pay for five municipal employees whose work is focused on helping with recovery from the April 2011 tornado. WTVA-TV reports the board of aldermen approved receipt of a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant covers the salaries for the [...]

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SBA honors mayor for helping community recover from tornado

MBJ Staff — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:32 +0000

SMITHVILLE — A Mississippi mayor who led recovery efforts after a tornado destroyed the entire town has earned a Phoenix Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Mayor Gregg Kennedy of Smithville received the Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a Public Official. SBA wrote: “When they heard the tornado warning sirens [...]

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State registers 47th StormReady-designated community

MBJ Staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:24:38 +0000

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 [...]

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Another county earns NWS’ StormReady designation

MBJ Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:28 +0000

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 [...]

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Corps says remains of Red Barn to be removed this month

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:26:54 +0000

ROLLING FORK — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expect to have the remains of the iconic Red Barn removed by June 15. The barn off U.S. 61 North was built by the Graft family in 1918, the old barn collapsed in heavy winds nearly a year ago. Corps spokesman Kavanaugh Breazeale tells the Vicksburg [...]

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MUW launches post-tornado construction, renovation projects

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:55:23 +0000

COLUMBUS — Construction and renovation projects, totaling more than $23 million, are underway at Mississippi University for Women as the college works through the midpoint of its 20-year master plan. The plan was developed following a 2002 tornado and, though school officials had hoped to be further along with some projects, overall good progress is [...]

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Supervisors approve update to county’s hazard-mitigation plan

Associated Press — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:08:21 +0000

WIGGINS — The Stone County Board of Supervisors has approved an update of the county’s hazard-mitigation plan. Emergency management director Raven James tells The Sun Herald FEMA requires the county to have the updated five-year plan in order to receive funding in the case of a natural disaster or emergency. James says projects outlined in [...]

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Severe storms cause widespread damage, one fatality

MBJ Staff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:40:06 +0000

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 [...]

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