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Governor Adamant About Port Expansion

June 26, 2009

Despite pleas to reconsider his earlier decision to divert money from funds designated for rebuilding housing on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Gov. Haley Barbour told reporters yesterday that he's not changing his mind. The $570 million will go toward expanding the commercial Port of Gulfport… read more »

FEMA Offers Hurricane Victims Trailers for $1

June 4, 2009

Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, and a month after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was going to end its temporary housing program necessitated by the storms, FEMA officials are offering victims a bargain: $1 will allow… read more »

Hood Settlement Under Suspicion

by Adam Lynch
April 30, 2009

Attorney General Jim Hood offered no guess as to what media outlets are looking for in a sealed February 2008 settlement between his office and State Farm and Fire and Casualty Company. Jackson New Media, Inc., publisher of the Y'all… read more »

MEMA Sends Warning to Louisiana

March 16, 2009

Emergency cottages sold to Louisiana-based Henderson Auctions are not fit for human habitation, says the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, which transferred title on 232 units to the auction house.

The titles are all stamped as “salvage,” according to Claims Journal.com,… read more »

FEMA Extends Housing Deadline

February 26, 2009

March 1 was to be the deadline when victims of Hurricane Katrina had to leave the temporary housing provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. After nearly five years, some 2,500 people on the Mississippi coast still call FEMA trailers “home.”
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Corps Unveils Mississippi Gulf Coast Plan

by Ronni Mott
Feb. 13, 2009

JFP Hurricane Blog

In the works since the devastating 2005 hurricane season, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile Division, has drafted an exhaustive plan to protect the Mississippi Gulf Coast—specifically, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties—from… read more »

MEMA Advises Residents To Seek Shelter From Ike’s Floods

[Verbatim from MEMA] PEARL – Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Womack wants all residents living in low-lying areas to seek shelter on higher ground because of flooding from Hurricane Ike.

“Even though this is not a mandatory evacuation, we want people in flood-prone areas to get… read more »

Barbour Issues State of Emergency for Hurricane Ike

[Verbatim from the Governor's office] (JACKSON, Mississippi)—Today Governor Haley Barbour issued a State of Emergency for the entire State of Mississippi due to the potential threat posed by Hurricane Ike, which has demonstrated capability to impact parts of the state according to current predictions by the National Weather Service and… read more »

Blood Donors Needed

Mississippi Blood Services is reporting an urgent need for blood donations due to Hurricane Gustav. Hospitals and blood drawing stations across the state closed because of the storm, creating a shortage of available blood. If you don't have time to volunteer or money to donate, you can still stop… read more »

MEMA Gustav Update

Verbatim from a MEMA news release, 9 a.m. Tuesday:

Power outages:
84,173 households without power. Entergy has 20,034; Electric Power Associations of
Mississippi have 14,936 and MS Power has 49,203.
Pearl River has 10,230 outages. Hancock has 16,401. Harrison has 15,610.… read more »

Tornadoes Plague State Today; Evacuees Should Stay Put

Mississippi residents woke up today to tornado watches and warnings swirling around the state, especially in central Mississippi, in the aftermatch of Hurricane Gustav. As we return to work and school, the JFP's best advice is to listen to Mississippi Public Broadcasting, which is live with constant updates, as it… read more »

How to Donate to Help Hurricane Victims

Also see: Jackpedia: Hurricane Gustav to get/post vital information.

News is coming in on organized ways to donate to help the victims of Gustav (and presumably incoming hurricanes that may yet do damage). The state of Mississippi has set up the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund,… 2 read more »

Red Cross Needs Volunteers In Jackson

Also see: Jackpedia: Hurricane Gustav to get/post vital information.

The Red Cross needs volunteers in Jackson. You can go to 895 Riverside Drive to sign up; the Red Cross is providing training sessions for volunteers there. They also need supplies, but do NOT take donations to… read more »

AG: How to Protect Yourself from Gustav Scams

From Attorney General Jim Hood, verbatim: Jackson, MS-As Hurricane Gustav wraps its sweep across portions of Mississippi, Attorney General Jim Hood reminds residents impacted by the storm to protect themselves from the scammers that every storm brings.

“Unfortunately, con artists prey on people who are down… read more »

Barbour: ‘Don’t Let Your Guard Down Yet’

by Donna Ladd
September 1, 2008

Also see: Jackpedia: Hurricane Gustav to get/post vital information.

Soon after Hurricane Gustav made landfall in Houma, La., Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour appeared at MEMA headquarters to warn state residents that the dangers have not passed.… 6 read more »

Roads Closed Along Coast In Anticipation of Flooding From Ike

Sep 12, 2008 | 09:36 AM

[Verbatim From MEMA] PEARL–Hurricane Ike is expected to bring significant tidal surge to Hancock Harrison and Jackson counties even though the storm is heading toward the Texas coast.

The following are times for the strongest possibility of flooding at high tide:

--8:55 a.m.… read more »

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Jul 04, 2009
Mississippi No. 1 in Obesity, Again
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Jul 04, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
WMartin: Is that pic from the actual resignation? LOL

Jul 04, 2009
Precinct 4 to Relocate
J.T.: YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

This is such a wonderful move for Precinct 4's residents.

Jul 04, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
BubbaT: Macedonian- Do you find it amusing she correctly quoted Gen. MacArthur or do you find it amusing she thinks resigning is the best thing to do in her presidenal ambitions?

Jul 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
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Jul 03, 2009
Mississippi No. 1 in Obesity, Again
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Jeff, please be careful with this. Our daughter, who is 10 and is in no way ...

Jul 03, 2009
Bold ‘New’ City
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Jul 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
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Jul 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
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Jul 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
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