TUESDAY August 30, 2005
Rain, T-storms
Lee County Edition
80/66 A locally owned newspaper dedicated to the service of God and mankind.
Volume 132 • No. 152
50 cents • Tupelo, Miss.
STORM NOTES The forecast Northeast Mississippi will see more rain today as Katrina heads toward the Northeast today and Wednesday. But the bad weather is expected to clear out by Wednesday night.
Contact loved ones? • Want to get in touch with friends or loved ones in the places hit hard by Katrina? Sorry, you can't. Just be patient until telephone service and power are restored.
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School closings • Lee County, Tupelo and many other schools are closed today. Afull list of school schedules is on Page 4A.
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Helping others • Mississippi Economic Council, the state's chamber of commerce, is calling for Mississippians to help the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other or- . ganizations on the front lines assisting those hurt by Katrina. MEC is asking for tax-<leductible donations to the American Red Cross/Katrina, P.O. Box 5068, Jackson MS 39296-5068 or Salvation Army Disaster Relief/Katrina, 1450 Riverside Drive, Jackson MS 39202.
Travel • Natchez Trace officials are discouraging travel from Mathiston north to Tennessee. The parkway i~ closed to traffic from Ridgeland near Mathiston. This closure will be in effect until further notice. The Parkway also has closed its Rocky Springs and Jeff Busby campgrounds. For Parkway road information, call (662) 680-4054 or 4025. In the event of a life threatening emergency on the Trace, call Park Dispatch at (800) 300-PARK(7275) or 911. • U.S. 49 is closed south of the Covington and Forrest County line.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fire and rescue personnel launch a boat amid floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina, as they head out to rescue a family outside a hotel in Pascagoula.
People shelters • BancorpSouth Center, East Main Street, Tupelo, 842-6101. • Touched By An Angel, 841-5833. • 1st Baptist Church, Oxford, 234-3515.
Pet shelters • Agri Centers with stalls available for horse sheltering: Corinth (662) 287-7779; Tupelo (662) 566-5600; Holly Springs (662) 252-5441
Getting your money • Because some merchants' credit card and debit card processors are tied into call centers, some of those centers may be in the path of heavy storm damage and access may be unavailable or delayed. Access to ATMs also may be unavailable or delayed. • If you need cash and your ATM or bank is offline or out of service, you may be able to use your debit card at a merchant who allows you to get cash back. You'll have to have a PIN number, but that's one alternative. More Katrina notes, Page 6, 7A
Journal.phone, e-mail service may be down The Dai~ Journal went to press earlier than usual Monday because of Hurricane Katrina. The newspaper was without telephone and e-mail service most of Monday and problems may continue today. The Journal's Web site, djournal.com, also was not operating. The Journal's telephone service provider, ITC Deltacomm, is headquartered in Gulfport and Hurricane Katrina caused problems at its data center there. . If regular phone service is not restored today, those wishing to place emergency classified ads may call cell numbers 213-7306 or 397-0566. News calls may be directed to 3229399 or 401-4086. For delivery issues, call 231-6877 or 231-3188.
Storms kill3 in Miss.
Businesses hunker down for Katrina · • Some close early, others stay open while hurricane makes Its way to the area.
BY HOLBROOK MOHR The Associated Press
GULFPORT - Rescuers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast pulled residents from rooftops Monday as a storm surge swirled around buildings, and Gov. Haley Barbour ·said Hurricane Katrina left death and terrible destruction on the coast and inland. Three deaths were confirmed Monday in central Mississippi as the storm
BY DENNIS SEID Daily Journal
THEASSOCIATED PRESS
A Red Cross truck sits _flooded with other vehicles in front of a hotel just off 1-10 in Pascagoula.
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Sit tight and wait • Offlclals urge residents to stay at home and Inside. BY U:ESHA FAULKNER Daily Journal
TUPELO - By the time you read this, it's likely you've jumped over a few limbs or at least waded through some puddles to pick up your morning newspaper. Late Monday, regional emergency management officials reminded the public of
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C. TODD SHERMAN
THOMAS WELLS
Tupelo pollce officer Jimmy McCoy looks to see how much damage was down when a large oak tree fell across the entrance into Highland Circle off of Jackson on Monday.
ADDITIONAL
COVERAGE/ INSIDE In Wednesday's edition
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Tupelo resident Joann Derreberry and her daughter, Harlee, make their way through the rain gusting through the BancorpSouth Center parking lot. She and her family sought shelter at the center.
TUPELO - West Main WalMart store manager Chris Gannon didn't have a lot of time to talk Monday morning - ·h e was scrambling to call his departmental managers to help clear the parking lot. Shoppers were pouring into the store in anticipation of the remnants of Hurricane Katrina, which was bearing down on Northeast Mississippi. "We're busy," Gannon said. ''.All I can say is we're trying to help customers with their essentials." Managers also were called to the front checkouts to help with a growing line of customers, many of whom were stocking up on supplies and groceries. Bottled water, paper towels, bread, flashlights, batteries and canned goods were popular items. Across town at Lowe's, the scene was much the same. Store employees were scrambling to pull in barbecue grills, lawn equipment and plants from outside as hurricane-whipped rain and wind lashed the parking lot.
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1-10 is flooded near downtown New Orleans on Monday. The city was battered but not as hard as it had been predicted. More d~ tails on 7A.
in a parking lot next to the GM&O building in Downtown Mobile opened when they were surrounded by water caused by the storm surge. Details on Alabama's floodlngs and more, on 7A.
In-depth coverage of Katrina's aftermath in our region
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