PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Businesses in thirteen Mississippi counties are now eligible to apply for some federal aid following Hurricane Zeta. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations. Low-interest disaster loans are available in […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The final reimbursements of CARES Act funds have been dispersed to local governments through MEMA’s COVID-19 Relief Program. A total of $68,463,159.33 was paid out to Mississippi counties and municipalities to reimburse local governments for COVID-19 expenses. In August, Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency launched the COVID-19 […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Tate Reeves has requested a Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual and Public Assistance as well as U.S. Small Business Administration Assistance following Hurricane Zeta. The storm impacted portions of Southeast Mississippi on October 28, 2020. Zeta slammed the Gulf Coast producing eight feet of storm surge and maximum wind gusts […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency received notice, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 that the state has been denied federal public assistance following Tropical Storm Cristobal. Governor Tate Reeves requested public assistance for the following counties on July 7, 2020: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson. Preliminary damage reports indicate those three counties sustained damage […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and FEMA are finalizing damage assessment data for an Individual Assistance request. FEMA and MEMA are currently working together to conduct joint damage assessments for Public Assistance (assistance for local governments). MEMA will draft its request letter for assistance (both Individual and Public) once the Public […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with our local county EMA directors to assess the damage. At this time, counties are reporting a total of 32,071 homes damaged or affected by Hurricane Zeta. MEMA is encouraging residents NOT TO BURN DEBRIS, but instead, sort it according to FEMA standards. […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with our local county EMA directors to assess damage. MEMA is now reporting a total of two deaths in Harrison County from Hurricane Zeta which made landfall, Wednesay, October 28, 2020. The following are deaths and injuries were reported to the Mississippi Emergency […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Cocodrie, Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday, October 28, 2020 resulting in damaging wind and heavy rain across Southeast Mississippi. Additionally, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Noxubee County from Zeta. With continued power outages, five distribution centers will open in Hancock […]
UPDATE #1: PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Cocodrie, Louisiana as a Category 2 storm with winds up to 110 miles per hour on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. At this time, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is reporting one fatality and multiple injuries in Harrison County. Damage assessments will begin Thursday morning. […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Tate Reeves has requested a pre-landfall disaster declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Zeta, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday, October 28. This hurricane could cause damage to homes, businesses, other property and threaten the safety of Mississippians. “Emergency operators are working to get ready for storm surge and hard […]