Sunday, May 22 2011 8:09 PM EDT2011-05-23 01:09:06 GMT
More than two weeks after flooding forced Country View Mobile Home residents from their trailers, the pain of losing everything was finally soaking in for some.More >>
Sunday, May 15 2011 9:35 AM EDT2011-05-15 13:35:25 GMT
With the number of Shelby County residents who have registered with FEMA for assistance on the rise, there is now a confirmed report of a scam artist posing as a FEMA employee.More >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 4:49 PM EDT2011-05-12 20:49:27 GMT
Memphis police found a body Thursday that washed up along the bank of the swollen Wolf River, after this week's Mississippi River flooding inundated low lying areas of the city.More >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 3:40 PM EDT2011-05-12 19:40:33 GMT
Businesses in Dyersburg are opening up and cleaning up after floods shut down parts of the city. Even though waters didn't reach as high as they did last year, residents say they're ready to move on.More >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 11:50 AM EDT2011-05-12 15:50:31 GMT
The Army Corps of Engineers said starting Wednesday, floodwaters should start to recede about six inches per day. Next week, they will start going down a foot a day.More >>
Tuesday, May 10 2011 10:26 PM EDT2011-05-11 02:26:16 GMT
Amid national and international reporting about the floods in Memphis, Mayor A C Wharton sent a clear message Tuesday about his city: It is still open for business.More >>
Tuesday, May 10 2011 10:25 PM EDT2011-05-11 02:25:47 GMT
Evacuated residents of the Tunica Cutoff met with officials from FEMA Tuesday as they tried to determine when, if ever, they would be able to return home.More >>
Tuesday, May 10 2011 6:46 PM EDT2011-05-10 22:46:40 GMT
Chisholm Lake in western Lauderdale County is a summer getaway to many Mid-Southerners. But now, this popular resort area is under tens of feet of water and residents there are tired of it.More >>
Tuesday, May 10 2011 6:46 PM EDT2011-05-10 22:46:00 GMT
A surge of flood evacuees turned up at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church shelter overnight, many of them driven from their communities by river snakes.More >>
Representatives for Entergy say the combination of storms, flooding and high heat could cause problems for the utility company over the next several days.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 5:55 PM EDT2011-05-09 21:55:05 GMT
Federal officials say Memphis is seeing the worst of the Mississippi River disaster and that no new areas are expected to see any serious flooding.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 5:07 PM EDT2011-05-09 21:07:37 GMT
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency Director Bob Nations said Monday the flooding could become the most expensive clean-up in Mid-South history.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 2:18 PM EDT2011-05-09 19:18:16 GMT
The Mississippi rose toward the highest level ever in the river city, flooding pockets of low-lying neighborhoods and forcing more than 1,000 people from their homes, though the water was not threatening the music heartland's most recognizable landmarks.More >>
Even if your home isn't inundated by the water rising in parts of Shelby County, experts warn it still may bring unwanted visitors on to your property.More >>
Sunday, May 8 2011 7:55 PM EDT2011-05-08 23:55:38 GMT
In a Sunday morning meeting at Hope Presbyterian Church, hundreds of volunteers listened and took notes on how to work at shelters for people displaced by flooding.More >>
Saturday, May 7 2011 4:09 PM EDT2011-05-07 21:09:20 GMT
The great flood of the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1927 remains one of the most devastating natural disaster's in our country's history. Gerlene Johnson was just nine years old at the time.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 6:57 PM EDT2011-05-06 22:57:50 GMT
Shelby County's congressional delegates from Washington D.C. toured flood ravaged areas Friday. They commended our command staff and saw the damage first hand.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 6:09 PM EDT2011-05-06 22:09:10 GMT
Despite rising waters, the intersection of Highway 51 and North Watkins stayed open much of Friday, before the Tennessee Department of Transportation shut it down around 2:45 p.m.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 5:38 PM EDT2011-05-06 21:38:09 GMT
Teams from Shelby County and the city of Memphis conducted a door-to-door operation Friday to tell thousands of residents it is time to evacuate.More >>
