Louisville Mississippi tornado News

FEMA Provides $3.9M Funds for Tornado Debris Removal in Mississippi

The city of Louisville and Winston County in Mississippi are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with removal of debris from an April tornado. The money has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The announcement …

FEMA Mobile Hospital Opens in Tornado-Torn Mississippi City

The National Mobile Disaster Hospital has opened in a Mississippi city where the local hospital was heavily damaged by an April 28 tornado. It opened Monday in Louisville, and will be used until Winston Medical Center is rebuilt. Local physicians, …

Mississippi County Hit by Tornado Faces Challenge of Starting Over

Rescuers were still looking for people missing after Monday’s tornado when Louisville and Winston County officials started thinking about long-term recovery. The county of 19,000 people in east Mississippi faces three major challenges — housing for hundreds left homeless, rebuilding …