Hancock County will receive $1 million in federal assistance to help rebuild the Emergency Operations Center destroyed three years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
Last week during Hurricane Gustav, approximately 200 officials packed into the county’s temporary Emergency Operations Center at the old Valena C. Jones School, according to a news release from U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, who announced the funding Wednesday.
“Hancock County officials should be commended for their excellent work despite the condition of their temporary facility,” Cochran said in a news release.
“As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Gulf of Mexico, we are acutely aware that these storms will continue to have an impact on our state. I am pleased this federal funding will be used to update the county’s facility, which is so critical to our state’s preparation and response.”
Magnolia Tribune
