Decatur NewsLocal news for Decatur, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Barbour Announces Disaster Funds for Cities, Counties- April 21, 2008 Disaster recovery grants totaling more than $41 million are headed to 39 Mississippi counties and cities. via WTOK-TV Meridianhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/barbour-announces-disaster-funds-for-cities-c... Disaster loan centers open Friday- April 19, 2008 People in the 18 Mississippi counties blasted by storms April 4 will be able to sign up for low-interest loans beginning Friday. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/disaster-loan-centers-open-friday?fromrss=1 Louisville to receive $606,000 grant- April 17, 2008 "Hurricane Katrina truly impacted our whole state, and this funding will help key communities in South and Central Mississippi rebuild vital public facilities which were damaged" From press reports More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants is being awarded to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities for individual projects involving disaster recovery, Governor Haley Barbour ... via Winston County Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/louisville-to-receive-606-000-grant?fromrss=1 Areas get $41M for disaster recovery- April 15, 2008 More than $41 million disaster recovery grants will be doled out to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities, according to a news release from Gov. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/areas-get-41m-for-disaster-recovery?fromrss=1 Subject arrested in shooting death- April 10, 2008 By Brian Livingston Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight said early this afternoon a person is being held in the Newton County jail in connection with the Monday night shooting death of Charles Wash of Decatur. via Meridian Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/subject-arrested-in-shooting-death?fromrss=1 Newton County Sheriff Probes Homicide- April 8, 2008 "I just heard the gunshots. I was in the house eating and I heard a gun" A body was found in the Newton County community of Lawrence Monday night, just off Interstate 20, near a mobile home. via WTOKhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/newton-county-sheriff-probes-homicide?fromrss... Families struggle to bury slain boy- April 5, 2008 "I loved to kiss his beautiful face, but he would say, 'stop it, Grandmommy, I ain't no baby.' But he was my little angel. He was our little angel." Three families are grieving the loss of 2-year-old Gregory L. Anderson Jr. as friends and relatives try to raise money to bury the boy, a homicide victim. via The South Mississippi Sun Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/decatur-ms/2008/04/families-struggle-to-bury-slain-boy?fromrss=1 |