The Winston County Journal from Louisville, Mississippi • 2

9 2A Wednesday, February 15, 2006 www.winstoncountyjournal.com OURNAL Winston Relief efforts continue i i It 1 I 11 I i i-n l(f If 1 f'' I i 'i 7 1 tttkx thing they really need going," said Mike Forster, co-chairman of the Winston Relief. "This is a city where not a single city building was left standing and the entire city government is. operating from FEMA trailers." Winston Relief also approved the idea of helping Hancock Regional Library provide wireless internet service, which will help many citizens with communication avenue as the rebuilding continues. Winston Relief members also recognized John Fair for all his efforts through Rotary and through his own company to get relief supplies and materials to the coast. The group also commended all the Winston Countains who have reached out to help their neighbors on the coast.

Winston Relief By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal i The Mississippi Gulf Coast is slowly rebuilding and individuals, businesses and groups from Winston County continue to provide help to Mississippi Gulf Coast neighbors. Leading the efforts for Win-'. ston Countians in helping Gulf coast residents is Winston Relief. Winston Relief came together with the idea to get the whole county working together to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Shortly after the hurricane, I Winston Relief volunteers helped families who had evac-; uated to Winston County and also sent and coordinated efforts of relief to the coast.

The group continues to coordinate and send materials to the I coast and recently approved five new projects to aid coastal residents. Three of the projects are to aid Long Beach residents, one of the hardest hit areas on the coast. Winston Relief approved plans to help fund repairs to Boy Scout Hut, to purchase a portable building to preserve local library books until library can be repaired, anpVhelp fund the purchase a kitchen trailer for a parish to 'help provide hot meals to the school children. Another approved project is to provide funding to the City of Waveland to help repair and cleanup the City Parks and Recreational area. The funds will go along with $187,000 that FEMA will provide to the City of Waveland.

"Waveland is in desperate needs of assistance and our funds will help them get some- Wtwg jr -'IlL-JIH-l ,1 ft Joseph MoGunStmt Winston Relief Committee members meet to discuss how to continue the helping hand of the agency. (Left to right) Dr. Crawford, Mike Forster, Judy McLeod, Mary Snow, Allen Watts, Clarence Kelly, and Dr. Michael Ard. on as a relief agency past Hurricane Katrina's needs.

The group has presently rendered almost $100,000 in aid to persons affected by Katrina. members recognized the many worldwide contacts from Ireland to Hong Kong who have donated to Winston Relief and helping those in need on the coast. The group also discussed the possibility of seeking its own 501c as it plans its future and the possibility of it continuing r4 'i A a jr; srJL i i t- I. -4 I f4 5 r' 1 1 1 jfc-r 2663 Fora l61ab 2m giuysb 366 Tourfiig JubtrH M(XainSiat Louisville City workers cleared away the magnolia trees on Colum--, bus Street wasting no time and cutting the trees down and clean-tl ing them up. Columbus Street familiar landscape changes By Joseph McCain The Winton County Journal a boy with my grandfather over 41 years ago," stated Billy Joe Webb who watched from the front door of MediaCom as city workers chipped up one of the trees.

Other citizens felt left out of the loop since few citizens knew about the city's plan to cleanup the trees. "The Mayor had them come in here and 'Moe-d' the trees right down without asking the public," said attorney James Mayo whose office also looks upon the street area. Yarbrough said that the city plans to beautify the area with 18 White Crepe Myrtles which would then match several of the other areas plants and would begin creating a unifying plan to the city beautification. The city has White Crepe Myrtles planted at the new city parking" lot and several other businesses like the utility company landscape with the hardy flowering plant. No one chained themselves to the magnolia trees on Colum-t'.

"bus Street prior to Louisville City workers cutting the trees but many said they would have if they had know the city had planned to clear the trees. "It's going to- look a lot better -and be a lot easier to main-f tain," said Louisville Mayor Daniel "Moe" Yarbrough about I the trees being removed from the area. Yarbrough noted that funds 1 were available to improve the area and he felt the trees have become unsightly and were hard to maintain for city work- T-, Several residents cited their displeasure with the city espe- daily with the history of the i trees. I "I can remember walking among those magnolia trees as Cool Vanilla, B-oadod 2662 AvalansliG f.loonrooff, ionncau cover, LOW r.ULES 266B toil Map 1 mi ijp i ii.pmi.LiLj m. i mii f-4 fill'.

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