MEMA sends aid for Hawaii volcano disaster
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Last week, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) sent help to Hawaii. MEMA External Affairs Director Greg Flynn...
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Governor issues state of emergency ahead of Gordon
by Alex Paton
Governor Phil Bryant has issued a state of emergency for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. So far, a Hurricane Warning has been issued for Hancock, Harrison,...
Hurricane watch issued for Gulf Coast
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has announced that a Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Gordon Update-Along...
Mississippi Remembers Hurricane Katrina
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was devastated 13 years ago when a Catagory 3 storm made landfall in Mississippi and Louisiana. The storm was upgraded to...
New MEMA director talks hurricane prep, vision for agency
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has a new director. Col. Greg Michel was recently appointed by Governor Bryant to head MEMA after Lee Smithson stepped...
Governor appoints new MEMA Director
Governor Phil Bryant has announced that he has appointed retired Col. Gregory S. Michel as the new director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The...
Hurricane season officially begins
After a scare from Tropical Storm Alberto last week, we have now officially entered the 2018 hurricane season in Mississippi. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Weekend tropical storm could hit Mississippi
A tropical depression is forming in the Gulf of Mexico, and it could be headed toward Mississippi this weekend. Greg Flynn with MEMA says that...
Featured PTSD and alcohol cause MEMA director to resign
On Saturday Governor Bryant was made aware of a situation involving the executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Lee Smithson. As a result,...
Featured Governor accepts MEMA director’s resignation
This morning Governor Phil Bryant was made aware of a situation involving the executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Lee Smithson. As a result, Gov....