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City Replaces Light Bulbs on Loop 463 Street Lamps Crews Change Light Bulbs along Loop 463 Heads up as you travel around Victoria this afternoon as crews are working on Loop 463 near Main Street. Youll probably see crewmen up in the bucket working on the street lights. According to a press release from the City of Victoria, crews have been hard at work over the past week replacing the bulbs in the street lamps along the loop. Over 150 bulbs were replaced just last week near Business 59 and Main...

Would purchase programs work on Cape? Last week, Shannon Hulst, the Barnstable County Cooperative Extension Deputy Director and Floodplain Director, hosted a meeting with representatives of three federal agencies that have flood buyout programs. These programs typically require a state or federal disaster declaration as well as participation by a town, county or state entity. They are more geared to groups of homes rather than individual homes, and the structures are either demolished or reloc...

WNKY 40 News April 1, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky- Less than two weeks after Gov. Andy Beshear requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government, President Joe Biden approved the request late Wednesday and ordered federal assistance to support Kentucky communities with recovery from devastating winter storms. “This declaration will make sure Kentuckians and our communities have the necessary resources to rebuild after the devastating ice storm that hit in February,” Gov. Beshear sai...

President approves Gov. Beshear’s request for major disaster declaration The Marshall County Sheriffs Office said I-24 and I-69 were icy overnight following an ice storm in February. (Source: Marshall County Sheriffs Office/Facebook) By Amber Ruch | April 1, 2021 at 10:32 AM CDT - Updated April 1 at 10:32 AM FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - The president approved Governor Andy Beshear’s request for a major disaster declaration late on Wednesday, March 31. Kentucky communities will recei...

Less than two weeks after Gov. Andy Beshear requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government, President Joe Biden approved the request late Wednesday and ordered federal assistance to support Kentucky communities with recovery from devastating winter storms. “This declaration will make sure Kentuckians and our communities have the necessary resources to rebuild after the devastating ice storm that hit in February,” Gov. Beshear said. “Thank you to President Bide...

LongIsland.com U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran have announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $71.8 million to help fund the Western Bays ... U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran have announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $71.8 mill...

DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now A low-water crossing on Avenue N in Marble Falls will be upgraded to a bridge. The city will mostly fund the project through grants. Staff photo by Brigid Cooley Marble Falls City Council voted to move forward with plans to build an Avenue N bridge at Backbone Creek during its regular meeting Tuesday, March...

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — FEMA has awarded Nassau County $71.8 million to help fund the Western Bays Resiliency Project, which will replenish tidal wetlands to prevent flooding, sewage back-up and unhealthy environments in Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays. The grant money was announced by Rep. Kathleen Rice and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. The money comes from FEMAs Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which gives funds to local governments to rebuild in ways that help prevent future disa...

Flooding is not uncommon in coastal North Carolina following heavy rains and hurricanes.

The counties use federal money to demolish homes in an effort to return local floodplains back to their natural state.