Disaster Survivor Assistance Centers in Mississippi will close in some counties Saturday at 2 p.m., according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The centers will shut in Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica, and Yalobusha counties.
New centers will open Monday at 8 a.m. in Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, and Washington counties, the agency said. Centers in Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Leflore, Panola, and Yazoo counties will remain open.
All Disaster Recovery Centers and Disaster Survivor Assistance locations will close on May 23. The application deadline for disaster assistance remains June 10. Officials emphasized that receiving benefits will not impact Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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