PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has purchased a facility that will act as the new State Emergency Logistical Operations Center (SELOC). The new warehouse space will serve as the primary location for MEMA’s personal protective equipment stockpile. The building is located at 1055 Mendell Davis Drive, Byram. It sits on 16 […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Three counties in Mississippi are now eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration assistance due to Hurricane Sally beginning September 14, 2020. Those counties are: George, Greene, Jackson. In those counties, small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans. MEMA did not […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, as of September 17, 2020, has paid out $6,171,912.92 to counties and municipalities whose projects have been approved for reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses. Those counties and municipalities include: Alcorn, Chickasaw, Hancock, Jones, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Wayne counties, and Clinton, Oxford, Southaven, Starkville […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – President Trump has approved Governor Reeves’ request for a federal emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Sally. Under the approved federal emergency declaration, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent federal funding for 24 Mississippi counties. The following […]
PEARL, Miss – Today, Governor Tate Reeves declared a State of Emergency in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally, which is expected to make landfall early Tuesday of this week. The Governor made the announcement during today’s press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center. Click here to view the signed State of Emergency declaration. […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – In August, Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency launched the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program. Through the Mississippi Legislature, MEMA was allocated $70 million of CARES Act money to reimburse county and municipal governments for COVID-19 expenses. To be reimbursed through the COVID-19 Relief Program, the county/municipality must have […]
PEARL, Miss. – Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday, August, 27 near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Although Mississippi was spared from major impacts caused by Hurricane Laura, parts of the state still experienced tropical storm force winds resulting in power outages, flooding and spin-up tornadoes. Peak wind gusts exceeded 40 mph across […]
PEARL, Miss. – President Trump has approved the state of Mississippi’s request for a federal emergency declaration in anticipation of tropical systems Marco and Laura. Under the approved federal emergency declaration, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures, limited to reimbursement for mass care, including evacuation and shelter support for 24 Mississippi counties. The […]
Pearl, Miss. (MEMA)– Governor Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency, Saturday, August 22, 2020 ahead of two tropical systems that could impact the state of Mississippi. These tropical systems could cause damage to homes, businesses, other property and threaten the safety of Mississippians. With the governor’s declaration, MEMA has enacted the Emergency Management Assistance Compact […]
Pearl, Miss. (MEMA)– Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency are launching the MEMA COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program. Through Mississippi Legislature’s House Bill 1799 and Senate Bill 3047, MEMA was allocated $70,000,000 of CARES Act money to assist counties and municipalities with their COVID-19 expenses. Through FEMA’s COVID-19 Economic Disaster Declaration, counties and […]