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Jackson County

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HOLIDAY HELPERS 15 Dec 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...is a nonprofit organization established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to ... 20; Jackson County: St. ... The Mental Health Association of Mississippi and Biloxi Bay ...

St. Martin students ready to move into portable buildings 15 Dec 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...move into their portable classrooms after Christmas break, Jackson County schools assistant ... Martin High School since Hurricane Katrina damaged their campuses. ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING 15 Dec 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...events of community interest in South Mississippi to mynews ... Hurricane community meeting,6 pm, St. ... Fine Arts Auditorium at MGCCC's Jackson County campus, Gautier ...

Jackson County Supervisors Hope To Have New Cleanup Contractor By ... Dec 13, 2005
WLOX, More than 100 days since Hurricane Katrina stormed through South Mississippi, evidence of her wrath still lines the streets of Jackson County. ...

County communities adopted by Kitsap, Wash. Dec 14, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ESCATAWPA -- A former Miss Mississippi and residents from ... Harleston who have suffered from Hurricane Katrina ... to find partners to help people in Jackson County. ...

KATRINA ASSISTANCE Dec 14, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, 6 pm Mondays through Saturdays: Mississippi Gulf Coast ... LeMoyne Boulevard; and West Jackson County Road Department ... scams, fraud and other hurricane-related crimes ...

Bryant's vigilance Auditor fights for state Dec 14, 2005
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, But since Hurricane Katrina struck Mississippi, Bryant says the ... his frequent visits to South Mississippi last week ... Jackson County alone has spent more than $34 ...

Plan needed to deal with shortfall Dec 14, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...from less funding by the Mississippi Adequate Education ... about 400 fewer students since Hurricane Katrina. ... stress financial problems in Jackson County and other ...

MDOT unveils project to revamp portions of Interstate 10 Dec 13, 2005
KATC, County and five-point-seven miles in Jackson County. ... used to replace bridges destroyed by Hurricane Katrina on ... feet of each lane, from Mississippi Highway 603 ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING Dec 12, 2005
SunHerald.com, South Mississippi Mac User Group (SM-MUG), 6 pm, meeting ... Hurricane community meeting, 6 pm, St ... the Fine Arts Auditorium at MGCCC's Jackson County campus, Gautier ...

On Gulf Coast, a Conflict Over How to Rebuild Dec 12, 2005
Gadsden Times (subscription), In Jackson County and communities including Waveland, D'Iberville ... large flood zones along the Mississippi coast were ... of a relatively quiet hurricane period, Mr ...

Revised flood zones gall residents Dec 13, 2005
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), In Jackson County and communities including Waveland, D ... in Louisiana and 230 in Mississippi, with dozens ... single biggest previous payout was Hurricane Ivan last ...

Jackson County trio charged with capital murder Dec 10, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, Monday before Judge Larry Wilson in Jackson County Court. ... from his Pascagoula residence by Hurricane Katrina ... my life," Windley told The Mississippi Press Friday ...

On Gulf Coast, a Conflict Over How to Rebuild Dec 11, 2005
New York Times, In Jackson County and communities including Waveland, D'Iberville ... The biggest cities on Mississippi's coast, Biloxi ... homes wiped out by Hurricane Katrina were ...

Treasurer brings unclaimed funds to county Dec 8, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, State treasurer Tate Reeves said Wednesday that Jackson County residents are owed about $1.02 ... In lieu of the hurricane and Christmas season coming up, we felt ...

BCF students help rebuild broken homes, lives Dec 14, 2005
Florida Baptist Witness, ...of destruction throughout the Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana ... two trips to the hurricane-ravaged area ... coordinated by the Jackson County Baptist Association ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Dec 12, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...thanks to a new grant at Mississippi Gulf Coast ... is geared toward anyone displaced by the hurricane or anyone ... at both the Perkinston and Jackson County campuses ...

KATRINA ASSISTANCE Dec 8, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, County Road Department, Mississippi 609. Please separate household hazardous waste from normal debris. Report price gouging, scams, fraud and other hurricane- ...

Events Calendar for Dec. 8-18 Dec 8, 2005
Kansas City Star, ...of Humane Society of South Mississippi in Gulfport ... By Jackson County Historical Society ... Donations benefit Katrina/Rita hurricane relief and Disciples of Christ ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING Dec 9, 2005
SunHerald.com, South Mississippi Mac User Group (SM-MUG), 6 pm ... Hurricane Disaster Relief Community Workshop, 10 am to ... Arts Auditorium at MGCCC's Jackson County campus, Gautier ...

State extends bridge to small businesses Dec 9, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...water in his business from Hurricane Katrina, Jimmy ... success of the program in Jackson County, Freeland said ... is available to the 10 Mississippi counties affected ...

FEMA hopes to draw out aid Dec 8, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...car and possessions to Hurricane Katrina on ... Lea Stokes, spokeswoman for the Mississippi Emergency Management ... and FEMA have assured Jackson County officials the ...

Harlem Globetrotters To Appear This Weekend In Jackson County Dec 7, 2005
Jackson Channel.com, The Harlem Globetrotters will be on the Mississippi Gulf Coast ... weekend to entertain victims of Hurricane Katrina ... in Mobile, Ala., and a Jackson County church to ...

Harlem Globetrotters to appear this weekend in Jackson County Dec 6, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, MOSS POINT, Miss. - The Harlem Globetrotters will be making an appearance in Mississippi this weekend to entertain victims of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Pelicans, eagles and other signs of life Dec 11, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...are more than enough survivors of Hurricane Katrina to ... the piers and pilings in the Mississippi Sound ... in the vicinity of the Jackson County Wastewater Treatment ...

Supervisors lift Jackson County burn ban Dec 6, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, Fourteen months after Hurricane Ivan, Jackson County is still awaiting a $600,000 check. "We are going to be here a long time," Kucherenko said. ...

Katrina puts focus on LNG vulnerability Dec 8, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...memory of Hurricane Katrina was strong as Jackson County residents gave their comments concerning the suitability of Bayou Casotte and the Mississippi Sound as ...

Land-use study proposed for George County Dec 2, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...and renewal of George County after Hurricane Katrina ... meeting was held Thursday at the Mississippi Gulf Coast ... serve as a water reservoir for Jackson County and a ...

Kidnapping suspect arrested Dec 10, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...was issued for Chatman in Jackson County in connection ... had been living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast ... are displaced from Pascagoula following Hurricane Katrina.

Storm-ravaged Eagle Point community needs county help Dec 7, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...homes there were beaten down to bare foundations by Hurricane Katrina ... Some Ocean Springs officials have asked the Jackson County Board of Supervisors to step in ...

Supervisors blast feds for poor storm performance Dec 1, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, Barton also said the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency's delay in reimbursement ... Jackson County is still owed $600,000 from Hurricane Ivan cleanup ...

KATRINA ASSISTANCE Dec 6, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Martin Library, LeMoyne Boulevard; and West Jackson County Road Department, Mississippi 609. ... price gouging, scams, fraud and other hurricane-related crimes ...

Gardens employeesemploys deliver Katrina relief supplies to ... Nov 29, 2005
Palm Beach Post, ...weeks ago, a team of Palm Beach Gardens city employees drove a police car and a trailer full of supplies to Jackson County, Miss., for Hurricane Katrina relief ...

KATRINA ASSISTANCE Nov 30, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, 8 am-6 pm Mondays through Saturdays: Mississippi Gulf Coast ... LeMoyne Boulevard; and West Jackson County Road Department ... on structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING Dec 3, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...events of community interest in South Mississippi to mynews ... established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... 7 pm, Fine Arts auditorium, MGCCC Jackson County Campus ...

Local briefs Dec 7, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, OCEAN SPRINGS -- The Jackson County Board of Supervisors will ... to provide support following Hurricane Katrina ... by The Partnership For A Healthy Mississippi to the ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Dec 2, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, 10 bridges over US 49 in Harrison County and Mississippi 57 in Jackson County will have ... in Gautier, and she will replace prints damaged in Hurricane Katrina ...

More work remains to be done Nov 30, 2005
Star News, ...devastation on television caused by Hurricane Katrina,� said ... moved to travel to Mississippi and Louisiana to ... people working in the Jackson County Sheriff’s ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Dec 5, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, County and Mississippi 57 in Jackson County will have ... the first two months after Hurricane Katrina, Operation ... patients at 35 sites in Mississippi and Louisiana ...

'We can proceed' Dec 7, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...replace the two destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. ... lane approach say it's the Mississippi Department of ... Jackson County Supervisor Frank Leach asked if Brown could ...

Tobacco ruling near Dec 2, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Hurricane Katrina, which flooded the Jackson County Courthouse, damaged ... Attorneys for Barbour, the Division of Medicaid and the Mississippi Health Care ...

Burn ban continues for Jackson County Nov 22, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, The no-burn measure has been in effect since Hurricane Katrina. Jackson County Fire Coordinator Ray Watson said Jackson County is near drought conditions. ...

Officers to receive bulletproof vests after deadly shooting Nov 30, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...law enforcement agencies in south Mississippi are getting ... Department and the Jackson County Sheriff Department ... were compromised during (Hurricane Katrina) and ...

Contemplations on Coast birding Dec 4, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, News from Jackson County: A morning at Seaman ... In July, Hurricane Cindy just about obliterated ... Operation Backyard Recovery: Mississippi Coast Audubon Society is ...

Hurricane victims may find shelter at Wonderland park Dec 8, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, 29 by Hurricane Katrina. ... "Currently, I am ready to take the 91 trailer pads and put FEMA trailers in so we can house Jackson County constituents," Melton said. ...

Ocean Springs lifts burn ban Dec 7, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...the burn ban for the city of Ocean Springs after Jackson County Officials lifted ... recognize what you have been through after going through Hurricane Ivan and ...

Katrina's destruction came to roost Dec 11, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...can serve as a diversion from hurricane recovery-related ... Projects director of Audubon Mississippi, is keeping ... crossed that folks in Jackson County will take ...

Sex Offender Arrested Dec 1, 2005
WTVY, ...in Jackson County, Florida. Gibson was last registered as a sex offender in Mississippi and is believed to have come to Dothan in the wake of Hurricane Katrina ...

Land Trust Group Rescues Storm Weary Oak Trees Dec 7, 2005
WLOX, ...color to a rather gray, post hurricane skyline. ... symbolizes so much about what south Mississippi represents ... Two hundred Jackson County oak trees have already had ...

Pas woman recovering after multiple surgeries Dec 11, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, Hattiesburg, died on impact from closed head trauma, Jackson County Coroner Vicki ... Hurricane Katrina brought havoc to the Holifields' home, destroying most of ...

KATRINA ASSISTANCE Nov 14, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, The Jackson County Volunteer Coordination Center is located at St ... The Hurricane Katrina Disaster Legal Assistance Hotline ... activated by The Mississippi Bar Young ...

HOLIDAY HELPERS Dec 5, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...of Commerce or the Jackson County Area Chamber ... be made directly to the Mississippi State Hospital ... Disaster Support, is matching hurricane-challenged families ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Nov 25, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...vests to the Gulfport Police Department, Biloxi Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Office ... help for LPNs in need of assistance due to Hurricane Katrina ...

Chairman up to Jackson Co. chamber's challenges Nov 14, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Moss Point area manager for Mississippi Power Co ... the pain and suffering from the hurricane, it's a ... storm, serving as a communications hub for Jackson County. ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING Nov 16, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, 30 am-1 pm Ken Malone will present "Mississippi Renewal, Revitalize ... Jackson County Extension Office and Save the Children's Hurricane Recovery initiative ...

FEMA releases new flood plain advisory maps Nov 17, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...plain advisory maps for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. ... the storm surge of another Hurricane Katrina, but ... meeting conducted by FEMA in Jackson County were unable ...

37 sex offenders still sought Nov 27, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, Almost three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the ... displaced by the storm," said Mississippi Bureau of ... County, 19 unaccounted for in Jackson County and seven ...

Miss. unemployment dips slightly Nov 24, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...percent in September, the Mississippi Department of ... devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina, especially ... Jackson County reported a 17.4 percent jobless rate ...

Severe weather and cold snap forces reopening of shelters Nov 16, 2005
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, The last hurricane shelters, which opened after Katrina struck Mississippi on Aug. 29, had closed last week. Jackson County Supervisor John McKay spent most of ...

Many sex offenders still displaced after storm Nov 27, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...most are likely still displaced by Hurricane Katrina. ... Mississippi has a total of about 3,606 registered ... Sheriff Mike Byrd of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office ...

Katrina briefs Nov 29, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...and clear debris left by Hurricane Katrina. "Mississippi continues to recover from Katrina at a ... $2 million, West Jackson County Utility District - to install ...

Public hearing date scheduled for Ocean Springs road work Nov 22, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...are still seeking $600,000 for Hurricane Ivan damages from the Mississippi Emergency Management ... Jackson County Road Manager Joe O'Neal said he has ...

Coast schools' reopening in question Dec 4, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...a landmark of defeat by Hurricane Katrina," he ... of Education Hank Bounds said Mississippi Coast districts ... four school districts in Jackson County face millions ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Nov 19, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, 15101 Madison St., Gulfport; Jackson County: Gautier Convention ... Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association is ... The MHRA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund was ...

Dale: Over $5 Billion Paid in Mississippi Nov 21, 2005
WTOK, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance George Dale announced that ... over 3,700 claims filed on Hurricane Rita. ... In Jackson County there have been over 44,000 claims ...

Mother injured, daughter dies in wreck Dec 10, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...a routine trip from Pascagoula to Ocean Springs for more post-hurricane renovation materials ... 19, was killed on impact, said Vicki Broadus, Jackson County coroner ...

$12 million awarded for Katrina recovery in south Mississippi Nov 28, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...in the restoration of Mississippi communities," Cochran ... are essential in helping hurricane damaged communities ... The West Jackson County Utility District will be ...

Severe Weather, Cold Snap Forces Reopening Of Hurricane Shelters Nov 16, 2005
Jackson Channel.com, The shelters, which opened after Hurricane Katrina struck Mississippi on Aug. ... Jackson County Supervisor John McKay spent most of Tuesday alerting ...

Worship Center serves hundreds for Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...from South Carolina, Massachusetts, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi Virginia, Colorado ... of the rebuilding team, arriving in Jackson County a week ... 29 hurricane. ...

Former Port of Pascagoula director dies in Virginia Dec 10, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...great knowledge where port operations were concerned," said Jackson County Port Commission ... lived in Ocean Springs from 1986 until Hurricane Katrina devastated ...

3 sentenced in Coast wetland violations Dec 6, 2005
Hattiesburg American, Three Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, convicted in February of a ... fraud involving the mobile home park in Jackson County. ... in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ...

Seven people charged with making false Hurricane Katrina claims Nov 23, 2005
Dateline Alabama, Six Mississippi residents have been indicted by a federal ... charged with fraud related to Hurricane Katrina ... Johnston was released from the Jackson County jail on ...

Ruben Nestali Barrera Jr. Nov 24, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...the warm surge waters of Hurricane Katrina, Ruben ... According to Mississippi Department of Health Director of ... in George County, one in Jackson County and one in ...

One-man staff keeps radio station alive Nov 14, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Lee praises the resiliency of Jackson County and the advertisers ... relocated here just before the hurricane season ... picked up an out-of-work Mississippi Sea Wolves ...

Christians Celebrate Thanksgiving By Serving the Less Fortunate Nov 25, 2005
Christian Post, In Mississippi’s Jackson County more than 100 volunteers came the Jackson County Fairgrounds to assist coastal households with Hurricane Katrina storm ...

Many Sex Offenders Still Displaced After Storm Nov 28, 2005
Jackson Channel.com, ...are probably still displaced by Hurricane Katrina ... Mississippi has a total of about 3,600 registered sex ... Sheriff Mike Byrd of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office ...

Cold-weather shelters open Nov 16, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...shelters are open for South Mississippi residents who ... is the first since Hurricane Katrina struck Aug ... officials estimate dozens of Jackson County residents are ...

Christians Celebrate Thanksgiving By Serving the Less Fortunate Nov 25, 2005
Christian Post, In Mississippi’s Jackson County, more than 100 volunteers came the County Fairgrounds to assist coastal households with Hurricane Katrina storm repairs and ...

MGCCC begins building Nov 19, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, LONG BEACH - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College broke ... were under way when Hurricane Katrina struck ... on a perimeter road on the Jackson County campus and ...

We're thankful for ... Nov 24, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...has been a difficult year for Mississippi Gulf Coast ... I lost another business in the hurricane, and I ... Sheila Mitchell of Jackson County - We have lots to be ...

Skydiving suspended at Trent Lott International Airport Nov 24, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, Kevin Christensen of New Orleans, still battling displacement by Hurricane Katrina, was ... is in retaliation to comments he made to the Jackson County Board of ...

Cold, wind add to Coast's woes Nov 17, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...and rain Tuesday night as South Mississippi residents faced ... to make shelter available for hurricane survivors now ... night at Red Cross centers in Jackson County. ...

KATRINA GOOD NEWS Nov 23, 2005
SunHerald.com, ...firefighters from Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi. ... After the hurricane, his volunteer crew of 26 ... their coveted pumper/tanker to Jackson County on Oct ...

Sex offender arrested in Dothan Dec 1, 2005
Tuscaloosa News (subscription), ...police have arrested a Gulfport, Mississippi, man on ... he came to Dothan shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit ... He had been convicted in Jackson County, Florida, on ...

Golf courses back in full swing Dec 1, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, While many of Jackson County's golf courses have been open for ... a halt in action due to Hurricane Katrina, a ... opened two weeks ago, and Mississippi National Golf ...

In good hands with friends, strangers Nov 23, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...who came to the aid of the people of Jackson County: "These weeks after the hurricane have been ... lives have changed on the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. ...

Groups InVest in local law agencies Dec 7, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...much of their equipment in Hurricane Katrina, including ... agencies in South Mississippi, giving each ... Representatives from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department ...

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK Dec 7, 2005
SunHerald.com, ...recently contributed $7,000 to the Jackson County Civic Action ... largest private employer in Mississippi, has designated ... from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina ...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Nov 13, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, ...property debris will be removed. To date, an estimated 7.5 million cubic yards of hurricane debris still remains in Jackson County. ...

Seven people charged with making false Hurricane Katrina claims Nov 23, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Six Mississippi residents have ... Carriere has been charged with fraud related to Hurricane Katrina ... Johnston was released from the Jackson County jail on a $2,500 ...

Spirit of Christmas rolls by land, sea today Dec 3, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...parade when it was canceled in the wake of the hurricane. ... Rotary Club, begins at 1 pm at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's Jackson County Campus ...

Volunteers help keep track of rare Gulf Coast bird Dec 3, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, This year's count was postponed to Hurricane Katrina's destruction. ... only 120 of the Mississippi sandhill cranes exist, and all reside in Jackson County. ...

MGCCC names two to board of directors Dec 7, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...is a 1968 graduate of MGCCC Jackson County Campus, a ... graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and veteran ... community in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Gautier's proposal designed to put city on the map Dec 1, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...how to rebuild the city post-Hurricane Katrina ... provided an opportunity for residents of Jackson County to come ... well-known cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast ...

Local briefs Dec 7, 2005
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, ...to 4 pm at Moss Point High School, is to help Hurricane Katrina victims ... issues involving the two liquefied natural gas terminals proposed for Jackson County. ...

Coast residents face up to 22 years in prison Dec 5, 2005
Hattiesburg American, Three Mississippi Coast residents face sentencing today after ... lots in Vancleave, Miss., in Jackson County that included ... in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Two charged in Katrina frauds Nov 23, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Johnston was released from the Jackson County jail on a ... was one of six Mississippi residents indicted ... Emergency Management Agency for hurricane relief funds. ...





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