January 26, 2017
Insurance commissioners in Mississippi and Georgia, two of several Southeast states hit over the weekend by devestating tornadoes that damaged thousands of homes and caused millions of dollars in insured losses, are calling on the insurance industry to assist their …
January 25, 2017
A tornado that tore a 31-mile path across south Mississippi over the weekend killed four people and damaged or destroyed more than 1,100 homes, state officials said Monday, as the governor assured residents that federal funds were being sought to …
March 2, 2016
South Carolina and two counties hardest hit by last fall’s catastrophic flooding will share $157 million from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday. HUD Secretary Julian Castro said the state will receive nearly …
January 28, 2016
South Carolinians who were originally refused help following last October’s historic floods will be getting about $10 million in aid. The State of Columbia reports that the money became available through a program in which Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster …