City Assisting Hinds County’s Sandbag Effort

The City of Jackson is pleased to cooperate with Hinds County in its efforts to make sandbags available to citizens. The City of Jackson is providing sand to the County.

The Sheriff’s Department is providing inmates to bag the sand and the distribution of the sandbags will be coordinated by the Hinds County EOC. Residents may call the Hinds County EOC at 601.960.1476.

“We commend Hinds County for this initiative and we are pleased we are able to provide material for this effort,” said Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr.

6:30 a.m. Aug. 29, 2012 -- MEMA Shelter Update

PEARL— Shelters continue to open for residents evacuating from their homes as Hurricane Isaac approaches the state. As of 6:30 a.m., 31 shelters are open around south and central Mississippi sheltering 2,132 evacuees.

Residents should monitor local media outlets for updates. MEMA updates shelter information as it becomes available. Shelter updates may also be available from the Mississippi Red Cross at www.mississippi-redcross.org. This website also lists what items evacuees should bring to a Red Cross Shelter.

Open Shelters:
Copiah County:
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church: 13146 Highway 51 S, Hazlehurst.
Sylvarena Baptist Church: 1119 Old Sylvarena Road, Wesson.
Camp Wesley Pines: 1095 Camp Wesley Pines Rd, Gallman.
Highland Baptist Church, 505 North Jackson St. Crystal Springs.
Gallman Baptist Church, Gallman.
Springs of Praise, 26114 Highway 27 South, Crystal Springs.
Covington County:
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 5461 Highway 49 South, Mt. Olive.
George County:
George County Middle School: 330 Church St., Lucedale.
Benndale Elementary School, 5204 Highway 26 West, Lucedale.
George County Senior Citizens Center: 7102 Highway 198E, Lucedale.
Grenada County:
Lewis Johnson Senior Citizen Complex, 299 Martin Luther King Blvd., Grenada.
Forrest County:
Forrest County Community Shelter: 946 Sullivan Road, Hattiesburg. Pet-friendly shelter.
Hancock County:
Kiln Shelter: 18320 Highway 43, Kiln.
Dedeaux Shelter: 1095 Road 350, Kiln.
Harrison County:
Lobouy/361: 9509 Lobouy Road, Pass Christian.
Saucier-Lizana Road Shelter: 23771 Saucier-Lizana Road, Saucier.
County Farm: 15035 County Farm Road, Gulfport.
Harrison Central High School: 15600 School Road. Pet-friendly shelter.
West Harrison High School, 10399 County Farm Rd., Gulfport.
D’Iberville High School, 3320 Warrior Rd., D’Iberville.

Hinds County:
Mississippi Coliseum, 1207 Mississippi St., Jackson.
Jackson County:
St. Martin High School.
Vancleave High School, 12412 Highway 57, Vancleave.
Jones County:
The Cameron Center, 711 North 10th St., Laurel.
Lamar County:
Lamar Community Center, 99 Central Industrial Row, Purvis.
Marion County:
Woodlawn United Pentecostal Church: 1452 Highway 98 East.
Pearl River County:
Manna Ministries: 120 St. A, Suite B, Picayune.
Poplarville First Baptist Church: 403 S. Main St., Poplarville.
Perry County:
Perry Central High School, 9899 Highway 98 East, New Augusta.
Rankin County:
Hudspeth Regional Center: Highway 475, Whitfield.
Stone County:
Stone County Elementary School: 1652A East Central Ave., Wiggins.
For preparedness information, visit www.msema.org. Like MEMA on Facebook and follow Twitter updates using the handle @MSEMA

Hurricane Isaac Causes Widespread Power Outages in Mississippi

Jackson, MS— Utility companies in Mississippi are reporting 24,400 homes are without power as Hurricane Isaac slowly moved through the state.

Utility crews from Mississippi and other states are working to restore electricity to homes across south Mississippi.

As of 11 a.m., the following utility providers reported outages:
Electric Power Associations of Mississippi has 15,300 customers without power.
Mississippi Power has 7,600 customers without power.
Entergy has 1,500 customers without power.

For updates on MEMA emergency operations, call the MEMA information line at 1-866-519-6362 or go online to www.msema.org.

Friends,

Due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Isaac, we are closed tonight, august 28, 2012, out of concern for the safety of our staff and our customers. We will make a decision concerning our Wednesday hours after we observe the conditions and examine forecasts tomorrow.

Thanks so much!

Sid, Tom, Kris and the staff at Underground 119

Vicksburg Warren School District will be closed Wednesday AND Thursday bit.ly/NSmRdV

Come by our Aladdin Grocery and stock up. Shop at out store or dine with us and all evacuees will receive 15% off. yfrog.com/h6ffnuae

Tuesday: All RCSD after school activities are cancelled for today and Wednesday. Frontiers after school program will remain open.

August 28, 2012

MDES Closes More WIN Job Centers Ahead of Storm

Jackson – The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today the closure of more WIN Job Centers due to bad weather.

WIN Job Center locations in Marion, Adams and Pike Counties will be closed until further notice. In addition, the WIN Job Centers in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River Counties are still closed

Customers may use the agency website at mdes.ms.gov to file for unemployment benefits or access many of the services provided by the WIN Job Centers.

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