PEARL — Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Robert R. Latham Jr. as the new Mississippi Emergency Management Agency executive director following the retirement of former director Mike Womack.
This is Latham’s second time as MEMA executive director. He led from February 2000 through July 2006, including during Hurricane Katrina.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to rejoin and [...] [...]
PEARL — Mike Womack says he will not continue to serve as director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency during the Phil Bryant administration.
Bryant, a Republican, will be sworn in as governor at noon Tuesday. Womack says Bryant asked him to stay on, but Womack told him the next MEMA director should be prepared to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 7,2011
Tags: colleges, construction, disaster preparedness, disasters, earthquakes, education, engineering, flooding, floods, hail, higher education, natural disasters, rain, severe weather, tornadoes, universities, Weather, wind
OXFORD — Recognizing the importance of preparedness when disasters strike, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency have provided a grant to help the University of Mississippi upgrade its Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.
The $84,344 grant calls for an evaluation and upgrade of the mitigation plan, which was approved in 2006, because significant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2011
Tags: disaster, flood control, flooding, floods, levees, natural disaster, natural disasters, rain, severe weather, Weather
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The Steele Bayou Flood Control Structure has been re-opened.
The Steele Bayou structure is located north of Vicksburg and was built in 1969 to provide backwater protection from the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers.
The gates were closed on 25 April in anticipation of the historic flood water levels of 2011. These gates, along with [...] [...]
GULFPORT — The Port of Gulfport has received the final $481 million in federal funds to complete Katrina restoration and elevation to 25 feet, a project that will take six years.
The restoration and elevation will quadruple the port’s capacity.
The Sun Herald reports the port has been redesigned as it is being rebuilt so the result [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The Mississippi River at Greenville at 6 a.m. today was 64.04 ft, down 0.14 feet, according to a statement from Mayor Heather McTeer. But officials continue to watch the levee for problems.
The river level at Greenville is forecasted to fluctuate at or below 64.20 ft for the next several days.
“We will remain [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 18,2011
Tags: casinos, disaster, flooding, floods, gambling, gaming, hotels, natural disasters, restaurants, shipping, tourism
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — There has been some recent good news from the flooding Mississippi River as ship traffic has resumed and another riverboat casino announced it was reopening.
Shipping already curtailed because of flooding that is plaguing the Mississippi River was halted for much of yesterday when officials closed the waterway north of New Orleans in [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The continuing failure of Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is placing homeowners at risk during the hurricane season and with the BP oil leak continuing, according to the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).
The nation’s flood insurance program has been in lapsed status since June 1, after Congress [...] [...]
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Individuals in Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Tippah and Tishomingo counties who were unable to work because of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding may apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
People who live or work in one of the affected counties and could not work because of major destruction caused by severe storms, tornadoes and [...] [...]
JACKSON — Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation president David Waide told members of the House Agriculture Committee that current crop insurance products available in the southeast do not provide farmers with adequate risk protection.
Waide was one of nine presenters to tell the legislators from Washington, D.C., about issues that must be addressed by the agricultural community [...] [...]
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