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MEMA opening 10 recovery centers for March storms

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said Sunday that the agency will open 10 disaster recovery centers at noon on Monday, June 2nd, to serve residents in 11 counties who suffered damage during the March 14-15 storms.

MEMA said the President’s approval of a Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Covington, Grenada, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson Davis, Leflore, Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Smith, and Walthall counties.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cov

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