by Associated Press Published: May 25,2012
Tags: forecast, hurricanes, meterologists, natural disaster, prediction, researchers, scientists, severe weather, tropical storms, tropical weather, Weather
GULF OF MEXICO — Federal forecasters predict there will be about nine to 15 storms during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its initial outlook Thursday for the six-month storm season that officially begins June 1. The season got an early start when Tropical Storm Alberto formed last Saturday [...] [...]
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 Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: attorneys, case, courts, disaster, disaster revocery, fraud, hurricanes, judges, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers, natural disaster, severe weather, tropical weather
HANCOCK COUNTY — A federal judge has ordered the government to identify alleged co-conspirators in a case involving a Hancock County couple accused of being involved in a kickback scheme related to storm cleanup contracts. Roger Ladner, a former Hancock County road manager, and his wife, Sharon, are scheduled for trial July 23 in federal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 7,2012
Tags: home insurance, homeowners, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, hurricanes, insurance, residences, residential real estate, residents, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather, wind coverage
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Traditional insurance companies are still generally avoiding coastal risks. But a few companies new to Mississippi’s coastal market are writing wind coverage for well-built homes near the waterfront. So are insurance carriers that are not licensed in Mississippi. Angelyn Treutel is an independent insurance agent and vice president of the agency [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Jackson County board member Mark Cumbest says Mississippi’s insurer of last resort has bought $815 million in reinsurance for the coming storm season. Reinsurance — essentially insurance for insurers — is a major driver of policy premiums. It protects the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association from debilitating claims, such as those created [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: beaches, disaster preparedness, engineering, federal agency, hurricanes, natural disaster, outdoors, recreation, seawall, severe weather, storm surge, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Bay St. Louis seawall is not meant for public access but to protect the road and utilities from hurricanes, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Susan Rees, manager of the Corps’ Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, tells the Sea Coast Echo the $19 million seawall is not a stairwell [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bench, courts, disaster, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, insurance, judges, judgment, judicial, judiciary, law, lawsuit, lawyers, natural disaster, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — The state Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of Trapani’s Eatery in Bay St. Louis cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in Hurricane Katrina. A Hancock County judge ruled against Anthony Trapani in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, environment, federal agency, federal government, foresters, forestry, forests, habitat, hurricanes, lumber, natural disaster, pines, reforestation, severe weather, timber, trees, tropical weather, Weather, wildlife, wood
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — A long-term, federal initiative aimed at more than doubling the size of longleaf pine forests in the Southeast could have an estimated $300 million economic impact in the Mississippi Pine Belt. In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 20 restoration projects had been programmed for 2012, including a $2.7 million [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: construction, disaster, disaster recovery, hurricanes, infrastructure, municipal government, natural disaster, repairs, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
GULFPORT — Mayor George Schloegel told the city council that Gulfport’s infrastructure work in the area south of the railroad tracks is now finished, closing the books on $70.3 million worth of post-Katrina work in the city’s hardest-hit area. The work included new water and sewer lines, drainage, repaving the streets and repairing curbs and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 3,2012
Tags: construction, county government, disaster, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, natural disaster, severe weather, storm shelters, tropical weather, Weather
JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County’s three new emergency shelters won’t be ready before hurricane season begins. The Mississippi Press reports architect Walter “Buzzy” Bolton told supervisors yesterday the Hurley, Vancleave and St. Martin shelters will now likely be ready in July. A variety of construction delays have plagued the federally funded projects. The 10,000-square-foot shelters [...] [...]
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