by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: county govetnment, disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency managerment, evacuations, federal agency, federal government, hazard mitigation, hurricanes, infrastructure, natural disaster, roads, severe weather, shelters, streets, tornadoes, warning system, Weather
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: beach, construction, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, hurricanes, natural disaster, outdoors, seawall, severe weather, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — A ceremony Wednesday will mark the opening of Bay St. Louis’ new $19 million seawall, which should give much better protection from storms than the one that was there before Hurricane Katrina’s surge flooded into the city in 2005. The Sun Herald reports the completion of the work, which began in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: courts, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, hurricanes, insurance, judges, judicial, judiciary, justices, l homeowners, natural disaster, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied motions to reconsider its ruling last December that overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case. The case involved a Pascagoula home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Both the homeowners and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: bill, federal government, fishing, fishing camps, flooding, floods, hunting, hunting camps, insurance, law, lawmakers, legislative, rain, severe weather, state government, Weather
JACKSON — The state Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill now goes to the governor. Lawmakers tell the Mississippi Press they expect the governor to sign the bill [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 22,2012
Tags: damage, death, disaster, disaster recovery, disaster response, emergency, fatality, flooding, floods, homes, houses, natural disaster, power lines, rain, severe weather, storms, tornadoes, trees, Weather, wind
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 [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Transportation is asking motorists to stay off U.S. 90 while crews are out removing sand that has accumulated on the coastal highway. MDOT says crews are removing sand between the Bay St. Louis Bridge and the Biloxi Bay Bridge today. The work began yesterday after heavy winds [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 19,2012
Tags: commercial development, Commercial Real Estate, disaster, disaster recovery, hurricanes, infrastructure, island, natural disaster, real estate, resort, severe weather, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council will consider rebuilding more infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina and a resort on Deer Island this week. During today’s meeting, The Sun Herald reports Larry Mitrenga will appeal the Planning Commission’s decision that he not be allowed to build a resort on Deer Island. Mitrenga is asking the council [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: bills, building codes, construction, flooding, floods, hail, homeowners, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, hurricanes, insurance, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative branch, legislators, Legislature, rain, residences, severe weather, state government, tornadoes, tropical weather, Weather, wind
JACKSON — The Mississippi House passed a bill yesterday to require insurance companies to offer discounts on costly hurricane coverage in five southern counties, including three on the Coast. Discounts are required by July 2013. They would go to single-family homes and some manufactured homes for meeting strong-house standards in the current building code, those [...] [...]
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