ROLLING FORK, Miss.–The recovery process in Rolling Fork caused its own share of problems and now the federal government is offering money to help fix it.
When big trucks rolled through Rolling Fork after the EF-4 tornado, they rutted up roads and took down street signs, and now FEMA has announced a grant of $2.9 million to replace signs and asphalt.
FEMA’s Public Assistance Program helps communities that get a one-two punch, the one from a disaster and the two from problems caused by trying to remove debris and clean up the disaster. It reimburses municipalities for up to 75 percent of the cost of those secondary problems.
In Rolling Fork that means replacing over 600 signs, including 218 street signs, 104 children playing signs, 89 speed limit signs, 88 stop signs, 71 historic signs, 44 four-way signs, 42 directional signs, four reduce speed/school zone signs, and two one-direction arrows.
The tornado happened almost one year ago, March 24, 2023.
