The Greene County Commission, E911 and EMS announced the funding for the construction of 18 residential storm shelters in Greene County. The total grant award of approximately $79,798 from the Hazard Mitigation Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse up to 75% of the safe room construction cost, according to Iris [...]
BIRMINGHAM, AL – People in the 43 Alabama counties designated for individual assistance after the recent storms and tornadoes have 21 more days to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The new deadline to apply for help is Monday, July 18. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley asked [...]
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Less than a week remains for Alabama disaster survivors to register for federal disaster assistance. Survivors must register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and return their U.S. Small Business Administration loan applications by Monday, June 27, to be considered for FEMA and SBA disaster assistance. The Alabama Emergency Management [...]
At a public hearing followed by the regular meeting of the Greene County Commission, a number of building improvements, road work, resurfacing and other improvements were considered. The public hearing was to discuss the submission of an application for Community Development Block Grant Funds primarily to benefit low and moderate income persons in Greene County. [...]
Touring Rosedale Court are (front row) U. S Congresswoman Terri Sewell and U. S. Senator Richard Shelby. In the second row are Jim Bayard, State of Alabama HUD Director and Shaun Donovan, HUD Secretary By: John Zippert, Co-Publisher Standing on the ruins of Rosedale Courts, public housing project in Tuscaloosa, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, pledged [...]
Greene County DRC officials pictured above L to R: M. Louisa Williams, Small Business Administrator Team Leader@ MDRCH 19; Don San Souci; FEMA, Greene County DRC Manager and Levy Watson, FEMA team member. A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Greene County was set up Saturday, May 7 at the Eutaw Activity Center on Harris [...]
Despite the devastation caused by the recent tornados, the people of Greene County got some good news at the regular meeting of the Greene County Commission. According to Commission Chair William “Nick” Underwood, Greenetrack has paid their $250,000 yearly rent to the county. In addition, the county received $22,420 from their share of the bingo [...]
Pictured above is Christian Valley Baptist Church in Tishabee. Below is Mt.Pilgrim Baptist Church, located right across the road from Mt. Pilgrim. Both churches were destroyed by the tornado that hit the Southern area of Greene County last Wednesday. Many homes and other structures were destroyed in that area as well as in the Mantua/Snoddy [...]
In the late night hours of April 26 and early morning of April 27, strong tornadic winds and heavy rain pelted West Alabama, downing trees, limbs and power lines. Many people were without elecricity for several hours at a stretch. The picture to the right was taken early Wednesday morning on Mesopotamia Street in Eutaw, [...]
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