JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Trump for eight counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flash flooding on June 18-19, 2026, from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur. Tropical Storm…
BY SARA CLINE Updated 2:36 PM CST, March 6, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued…
Mississippi has requested a major disaster declaration from President Biden for public assistance and individual assistance due to Hurricane Ida. The National Weather Service confirmed…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – Applying for federal disaster assistance from FEMA will not affect other federal benefits that Mississippi disaster survivors may receive. Officials with FEMA and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) made the clarification in a statement Monday…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Trump administration has approved Gov. Tate Reeves’ request for federal help following Hurricane Zeta. President Donald Trump declared the disaster on New Year’s Eve, ordering federal aid to help South Mississippi counties recover from the…
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Tate Reeves’ request for Individual and Public Assistance for counties affected by Hurricane Zeta was approved by President Trump. The storm impacted portions of Southeast Mississippi on October 28, 2020. Zeta slammed the Gulf Coast…
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. Zeta slammed into the Gulf Coast, producing eight feet of storm surge…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that President Donald J. Trump approved his request for a federal emergency declaration in preparation of Hurricane Sally. "President Trump is on top of the situation to come to the aid of Mississippi…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — President Donald Trump declared Monday morning that a “major disaster” exists in Mississippi in the areas affected by the Coronavirus. The disaster declaration is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and dates back to January 20, 2020,…
President Donald Trump declared Forrest, Lamar, Lauderdale, and Perry counties federal disaster areas this afternoon after severe storms and tornadoes hit Mississippi on Saturday. Approved in this disaster declaration are: individual assistance, grants to individuals and households, and statewide hazard mitigation…
Wednesday, the President declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and tornadoes on December 23rd, 2014.