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/ ListenUpYall.com May 18, 2021 | 4:49 PM PEARL, Miss. – A public notice is now available that addresses FEMA’s intention to reimburse eligible applicants in 31 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for costs to repair or replace facilities damaged by the Feb. 11-19 severe winter storms in Mississippi. The notice is now posted on FEMA’s Mississippi disaster declaration website at https://www.fema.gov/disasterfederal-register-notice/dr-4598-ms-public-notice-001 and the Miss...

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...

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...

Published: Friday, February 26, 2021 Mississippi tornado. Photo credit: Thomas Graning/Associated Press A man searches for belongings after a tornado ravaged Tupelo, Miss., in 2014. The state failed to spend millions of dollars in federal disaster aid in the years that followed the storm. Thomas Graning/Associated Press The money should have been a bonanza: After tornadoes killed 11 people in Mississippi in early 2014, the federal government approved $14 million to help fortify the state again...

TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director Closing the gap between emergency practitioners and federal funding programs to improve mitigation, post-event recovery, and community resilience Published 02-01-21 Christina Hendrick is Tetra Tech’s deputy director of post-disaster programs. She joined our Disaster Recovery Group in Houston, Texas, just after Hurricane Harvey struck in 2017. Christina ...

Nebraska City News-Press As 2020 came to a close, the Northeast Nemaha County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) received positive updates on several infrastructure projects that are key to recovery for the region. “I am pleased to report a contract was signed between the City of Peru and the Auburn Board of Public Works solidifying the plan to join the City to BPW’s water supply,” said David Pease, mayor of Peru. “This allows the engineering design and planning for construction to move fo...

Feb. 12  The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 172 additional deaths related to the virus.  The state has administered 1,096,126 COVID vaccines to Arizonans.  In Yuma County, 28,059 residents have received the vaccine. In La Paz County, 3,581 residents have received the vaccine.    Feb. 11  The Yuma County Health District reported 24 new cases today and 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.  It brings the total number o...

Those residing in homes on Shoreline Drive in Jacksonville are accustomed to flooding events. However Hurricane Florence, like many other areas, permanently destroyed those homes. This week, demolition crews with the City of Jacksonville have begun taking down 12 flood-damaged townhouse units along Shoreline drive. The demolition is scheduled to continue throughout the end of the week, according to a news release from the city.  Property owners voluntarily sold their units in accordance with F...

Dozens of people attended a meeting Monday night to learn more about how Escambia County hopes to purchase homes in the flood-prone Bristol Park and Ashbury Hills neighborhoods from willing homeowners.