notes: 4/26/10 Update from the site: 3 shelters open operating as a result of MS Tornado Sat. 4/24/10: Choctaw Community Center - 895 College Street in Ackerman, Choctaw County, MS - Pop. is 10 National Guard Armory - Depot Street in Lexington, Holmes County, MS - Capacity is 49 - Population is 15 Yazoo County Fair And Civic Center - 930 Lamar Avenue in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, MS - Population is 8 ------------------------------------------------- The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. -> 4/26/10 Update from the site: 3 Red Cross shelters open operating as a result of MS Tornado Sat. 4/24/10: Choctaw Community Center - 895 College Street in Ackerman, Choctaw County, MS - Pop. is 10 National Guard Armory - Depot Street in Lexington, Holmes County, MS - Capacity is 49 - Population is 15 Yazoo County Fair And Civic Center - 930 Lamar Avenue in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, MS - Population is 8 ------------------------------------------------- The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.

name: Red Cross, National Shelter System (Open Shelters/Updates), MS, INDEX -> SHELTER, Red Cross, National Shelter System (Open Shelters/Updates), MS, INDEX

notes: 4/26/10 Update from the site: 3 shelters open operating as a result of MS Tornado Sat. 4/24/10: Choctaw Community Center - 895 College Street in Ackerman, Choctaw County, MS - Pop. is 10 ------------------------------------------------- The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. -> 4/26/10 Update from the site: 3 shelters open operating as a result of MS Tornado Sat. 4/24/10: Choctaw Community Center - 895 College Street in Ackerman, Choctaw County, MS - Pop. is 10 National Guard Armory - Depot Street in Lexington, Holmes County, MS - Capacity is 49 - Population is 15 Yazoo County Fair And Civic Center - 930 Lamar Avenue in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, MS - Population is 8 ------------------------------------------------- The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.

notes: The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. -> 4/26/10 Update from the site: 3 shelters open operating as a result of MS Tornado Sat. 4/24/10: Choctaw Community Center - 895 College Street in Ackerman, Choctaw County, MS - Pop. is 10 ------------------------------------------------- The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
status: Standby -> Open

notes: The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, click on weblink provided above. DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. -> The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, go to: https://mississippi-nss.communityos.org/cms/ DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.

parish: -> Statewide
name: Red Cross Standby/Open Shelters List, Mississippi (INDEX) -> Red Cross, National Shelter System (Open Shelters/Updates), MS, INDEX
main_phone: -> 1-800-GET-INFO
notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3595 SHELTERS FOR GUSTAV EVACUEES As of 3:00 a.m., Sunday, August 31, 2008: GENERAL POPULATION SHELTERS OPEN SATURDAY 8/30/08:  Central UMC, 1004 23rd Ave., Meridian (Lauderdale County) Batesville First Baptist Church, 104 Panola Ave., Batesville (Panola County) (Pet Friendly) Richland High School gym, Hwy 49, Richland (Rankin County) Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 13146 Hwy 51 South, Hazlehurst Highland Baptist Church, 505 North Jackson St., Crystal Springs First Baptist Church, Caldwell Dr., Hazlehurst Sylvarena Baptist Church, Sylvarena Road, Wesson SHELTERS TO OPEN SUNDAY 8/31/08 Family Y, 3719 Veteran Memorial Drive Forrest Co. Multi Purpose Ctr., Highway 49 South Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 1101 North Main Street Petal Civic Center, 712 South Main Street Oak Grove Sr. High School, 5198 Old Highway 11 Perry Central High School, Highway 98 (New Augusta) Beaumont Attendance Center, 1300 Beaumont-Brooklyn Rd. (Beaumont) Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Road, Laurel (Jones County) JACKSON COUNTY SHELTERS St. Martin East Elementary, 7605 Rose Farm Rd., Ocean Springs Vancleave High School, 12412 Hwy 57, Vancleave East Central High, 21700 Slider Rd., Moss Point East Central Community Center (those with special needs must go through Medical Triage to be admitted), 4300 Hwy 614, Moss Point Vancleave Vo-Tech (Pet Shelter) PET FRIENDLY SHELTERS Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Rd., Laurel (Jones County) -> The State of Mississippi and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans. To see current open shelters in a particular county, click on weblink provided above. DISCLAIMER: Portions of the information contained on this website may be inaccurate or outdated at any given time. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or adequacy of the contents of this website. The American Red Cross and the State of Mississippi specifically disclaim any and all liability that may arise from use of this information, or that may arise with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from this website. Neither the American Red Cross nor the State of Mississippi endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services on websites linked to or from this website. This website is provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
organization: Red Cross Evacuation Shelter -> Red Cross Shelter Updates
areas_served: MS -> MS, Statewide
eligibility: Hurricane Evacuees -> Hurricane/Flood/Tornado/Disaster Evacuees
cat_notes: -> Moved old notes 1/31/09: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3595 SHELTERS FOR GUSTAV EVACUEES As of 3:00 a.m., Sunday, August 31, 2008: GENERAL POPULATION SHELTERS OPEN SATURDAY 8/30/08:  Central UMC, 1004 23rd Ave., Meridian (Lauderdale County) Batesville First Baptist Church, 104 Panola Ave., Batesville (Panola County) (Pet Friendly) Richland High School gym, Hwy 49, Richland (Rankin County) Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 13146 Hwy 51 South, Hazlehurst Highland Baptist Church, 505 North Jackson St., Crystal Springs First Baptist Church, Caldwell Dr., Hazlehurst Sylvarena Baptist Church, Sylvarena Road, Wesson SHELTERS TO OPEN SUNDAY 8/31/08 Family Y, 3719 Veteran Memorial Drive Forrest Co. Multi Purpose Ctr., Highway 49 South Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 1101 North Main Street Petal Civic Center, 712 South Main Street Oak Grove Sr. High School, 5198 Old Highway 11 Perry Central High School, Highway 98 (New Augusta) Beaumont Attendance Center, 1300 Beaumont-Brooklyn Rd. (Beaumont) Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Road, Laurel (Jones County) JACKSON COUNTY SHELTERS St. Martin East Elementary, 7605 Rose Farm Rd., Ocean Springs Vancleave High School, 12412 Hwy 57, Vancleave East Central High, 21700 Slider Rd., Moss Point East Central Community Center (those with special needs must go through Medical Triage to be admitted), 4300 Hwy 614, Moss Point Vancleave Vo-Tech (Pet Shelter) PET FRIENDLY SHELTERS Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Rd., Laurel (Jones County)

name: Red Cross Standby/Open Shelters List, Mississippi - Gustav -> Red Cross Standby/Open Shelters List, Mississippi (INDEX)
region: Central -> Statewide
status: Open -> Standby
areas_served: -> MS
eligibility: Hurricane Gustav Evacuees -> Hurricane Evacuees

status: Standby -> Open

name: Red Cross Standby Shelters List, Mississippi - Gustav -> Red Cross Standby/Open Shelters List, Mississippi - Gustav
notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3595 -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3595 SHELTERS FOR GUSTAV EVACUEES As of 3:00 a.m., Sunday, August 31, 2008: GENERAL POPULATION SHELTERS OPEN SATURDAY 8/30/08:  Central UMC, 1004 23rd Ave., Meridian (Lauderdale County) Batesville First Baptist Church, 104 Panola Ave., Batesville (Panola County) (Pet Friendly) Richland High School gym, Hwy 49, Richland (Rankin County) Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 13146 Hwy 51 South, Hazlehurst Highland Baptist Church, 505 North Jackson St., Crystal Springs First Baptist Church, Caldwell Dr., Hazlehurst Sylvarena Baptist Church, Sylvarena Road, Wesson SHELTERS TO OPEN SUNDAY 8/31/08 Family Y, 3719 Veteran Memorial Drive Forrest Co. Multi Purpose Ctr., Highway 49 South Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 1101 North Main Street Petal Civic Center, 712 South Main Street Oak Grove Sr. High School, 5198 Old Highway 11 Perry Central High School, Highway 98 (New Augusta) Beaumont Attendance Center, 1300 Beaumont-Brooklyn Rd. (Beaumont) Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Road, Laurel (Jones County) JACKSON COUNTY SHELTERS St. Martin East Elementary, 7605 Rose Farm Rd., Ocean Springs Vancleave High School, 12412 Hwy 57, Vancleave East Central High, 21700 Slider Rd., Moss Point East Central Community Center (those with special needs must go through Medical Triage to be admitted), 4300 Hwy 614, Moss Point Vancleave Vo-Tech (Pet Shelter) PET FRIENDLY SHELTERS Magnolia Baptist Church, 1040 Wansley Rd., Laurel (Jones County)

name: Mississippi, Red Cross, Standby Shelters List - Gustav -> Red Cross Standby Shelters List, Mississippi - Gustav

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3595

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3579 @

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3614 Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.
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notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3613 Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3612 The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

name: Mississippi - Standby Shelters - Gustav -> Mississippi, Red Cross, Standby Shelters List - Gustav

notes: Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3611 Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

name: MS - Standby Shelters - Gustav -> Mississippi - Standby Shelters - Gustav
notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Vicksburg Post: Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.
organization: Red Cross -> Red Cross Evacuation Shelter

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3610 All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. @ Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3609 • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3607 • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3605 • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3604 • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

notes: Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. -> Six churches on standby to be Red Cross shelters Warren County Emergency Management Director Gwen Coleman, standing, and others meet Friday to discuss preparations for Gustav. By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:04 AM CDT Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav will prompt shelters to open in central Mississippi — possibly by Sunday— if local American Red Cross officials receive the go-ahead from state and local government. Volunteers with the organization will staff shelters beginning with those in the northern part of the state, then stagger acceptance of evacuees southward, Vicksburg Area Chapter executive director Beverly Connelly said. “We will follow the protocol of the state,” Connelly said, confirming six area churches will house Red Cross shelters once Warren County Emergency Management receives directives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Facilities expected to house shelters are: • Bovina Baptist Church, U.S. 80, capacity 75. @ http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/3603 • Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Mississippi 27, capacity 75. • Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, capacity 50. • Eagle Lake Baptist Church, 15481 Mississippi 465, capacity 75. • First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., capacity 300. • Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, capacity 150. All six housed shelters at some point in September 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the central Gulf Coast in a three week-span. Another shelter at Mayersville Multipurpose Center, 132 Court St., with a capacity of 50, might also be activated. Another 150 can be housed at Vicksburg Auditorium, which will function as a shelter of “last resort” for an overflow of evacuees, Connelly said. The Vicksburg chapter of The Salvation Army plans to provide information to evacuees at checkpoints to be determined this weekend, Capt. Patrick Lyons said. Plans for a mass feeding outpost are also in the works. Some of the shelters will accept evacuees with cats and dogs, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Brad Campbell said. Locals needing to house horses will be directed to Silver Creek Equestrian Club; evacuees with horses will be directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Georgia Lynn of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society said evacuees’ animals will be accepted as capacity allows. Shelters of last resort for evacuees in need of limited medical care were planned in eight locations in Mississippi. The nearest to Vicksburg will be Hinds Community College’s main campus in Raymond and Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.