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Federal aid now available to counties affected by Friday night tornadoes

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1 year ago

March 26, 2023

President Joe Biden has declared the tornadoes that cut through Mississippi Friday night as a major disaster, which means federal funding is now available to those affected in Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey counties.

Federal assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, as well as other programs aimed to help individuals and business owners recover from the deadly storms.

Funding is also available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis.

Governor Tate Reeves went to Twitter to publicly thank Biden for his quick response Sunday morning:

Thank you to our entire federal delegation for the support and to President Biden for recognizing the scale of the damage in Mississippi and quickly approving our disaster declaration—a critical step in disaster response.

Respond, Recover, Rebuild together. That is the…

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Published Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 13:19:19 +0000

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www.wjtv.com – Sethanie Smith – 2024-05-01 12:00:10

SUMMARY: A teenager, John Foote, has been charged with murder for the shooting death of 14-year-old Cameron Horne-Crook in Jackson, Mississippi. During a preliminary hearing, Foote was denied bond. Two other teenagers, Maxle Mooneyham and Siyaski Crawford, were also arrested in connection to the shooting. Mooneyham was charged with tampering with evidence and Crawford with accessory to murder. Crawford admitted to moving the victim's body after the shooting. Additionally, Cameron Horne-Crook's brother, Bryson Horne, was also killed in a separate shooting incident in the area.

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Woman sentenced for embezzling from Brandon High band booster funds

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May 1, 2024

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www.wjtv.com – Kaitlin Howell – 2024-05-01 11:47:05

SUMMARY: Donna Gladney Floyd from Rankin County, Mississippi, was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the MDOC after pleading guilty to embezzling $45,000 from the Brandon High School band booster funds. She will serve five years in prison followed by five years of probation, and has been ordered to pay court costs, restitution, and investigative fees. Floyd was scheduled to go to trial in 2024 but pled guilty in April 2024. Her arrest in 2023 followed an investigation prompted by the Rankin County School District and Brandon High School officials.

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