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Highways, roads, and streets closed due to flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are too numerous to mention.
Bay St. Louis Postmaster Jimmy Moore reported his carriers were only able to deliver a portion of their routes because of water on the roads.
Moore said, “It took two hours to reach the Kiln Post Office with their mail and that trip usually takes 20 minutes. We were lucky we had someone who knew the backroads from Harrison County to reach Kiln, since Highway 603 was closed down.”
Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice declared a state of emergency for the coastal counties.
Lt. Gov. Eddie Briggs was on the coast Wednesday to meet with news media and local school officials to announce details of the state’s tuition assistance program for college students.
Briggs was briefed on the situation by state emergency management authorities.
Briggs said, “Gov. Fordice has activated the Mississippi National Guard and I will be here today to keep the governor advised in order to marshall all of the state’s resources to try to relieve the conditions here.”
Hancock County Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday were upset that county schools were kept open that day.
They were concerned about the safety of the students in the outlying areas, traveling over shaky bridges and washed out roads.
All Bay St. Louis, Waveland and county schools, both public and private, were closed on Wednesday.
County Superintendent of Education Myrna Bourgeois on Wednesday said, “We had to sandbag the old section of Gulf-view School to try and keep surface water from the roads coming into the buildings.”
She indicated better drainage was needed near the school.
Kathy Ferandez, spokesman for Coast Electric Power Association, reported her company experienced several isolated outages during the severe thunderstorms.
Everything was up and running Wednesday afternoon with
the exception of the flooded areas near the Jourdan River.
Coast Electric serves the rural areas of the county.
Several parents of students at Bay High School were upset on Tuesday upon finding out their children were placed on a bus for a trip to the Saenger Theatre in Biloxi.
The bus got about halfway there and was forced to turnback because of weather conditions.
The enactment of a hurricane drill was postponed early Wednesday morning due to the severe weather in the area.
United States Congressman Gene Taylor contacted Boudin’s office on Wednesday offering any assistance possible from his office.
Boudin indicated it was too early to access damages until the waters recede.
Boudin also said, “They (the county) would not need any assistance in clearing debris because the water was washing it right now out into the Gulf.
We are not going to have any cleanup problems.”
The new Hancock County Dive & Rescue team was standing by and ready in case of need.
Boudin said they had two boats gassed up and ready to go.
The Supervisors on Tuesday declared an emergency situation following the governor’s proclamation.
Boudin said that act allows him to waive the rules on purchases of emergency equipment, or supplies. His office could purchase needed supplie?, etc.. without taking formal bids.
Hancock County Road Superintendent Sam Cuevas’ crews were kept busy Tuesday and Wednesday addressing tht flooding roads and washouts.
Hancock County Board of Supervisor members could be seen about the county checking out the flooded areas on Tuesday and Wednesday.