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Content Inside: I'm gettin' ready for LOCAL, 3-A SPORTS, 1-B the next hurricane. Old Crab When I rebuild my NORTHROP GRUMMAN George house, I'm gonna build it County hosts in the shape of TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY Pascagoula a dadburn submarine! HOUSING FOR WORKERS tonight ® S e r v i n g P a s c a g o u l a , O c e a n S p r i n g s , M o s s P o i n t , G a u t i e r a n d L u c e d a l e THE MISSISSIPPI PRESS www.gulflive.com Our online affiliate Friday, October 14, 2005 25¢ Chevron RIDE ON makes St. Martin students early tax receive new school bus from Illinois donors payment By ALLISON MATHER Martin East Elementary students The Mississippi Press cheered, waving hand-made "Thank ST. MARTIN -- In the weeks fol- you" posters as an 85-passenger bus $13.8 million helps lowing Hurricane Katrina, Jackson circled through the school parking County School District officials had lot -- courtesy of Briar Glen Ele- strengthen cash flow the arduous task of counting their mentary. at critical time for county losses, including 29 school buses Jim Lucas, student services direc- By BRAD CROCKER here. tor for the Jackson County School The Mississippi Press Almost a thousand miles away, District, grinned, almost in disbe- PASCAGOULA -- J.W. Riley was waiting in students at Briar Glen Elementary lief. the B.E. "Mac" McGinty Civic Center to pay School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., made "It started out with kids collecting for a license tag to go on the car to replace the plans to help. change," he said. one Hurricane Katrina claimed when he Christy Pritchett/The Mississippi Press On Thursday, hundreds of St. See BUS, Page 8-A learned in the room next door that Chevron Pascagoula Refinery had presented Jackson ABOVE: St. County with an early present -- a check for Martin East Ele- $13.8 million. mentary School "That's a hefty chunk of change. Did they student Bren- have anything left?" joked Riley, 59, of Wade. dan Standridge On Thursday, Chevron, the county's largest yells in excite- taxpayer, paid a majority of its 2005 proper- ment Thursday ty taxes, normally due in January, to help during the strengthen the county's coffers, which took a presentation of hit from the storm. a new school "This comes at a good time, because we bus donated have a lot more money going out the door by Briar Glenn than we normally do, and this especially helps Elementary these last three months of the year when School in Glen money's always tight anyway," said Manly Ellyn, Ill. See CHEVRON, Page 7-A AT RIGHT: St. Martin East Elementary School stu- dents wave Gulf Islands ready from the win- dow of the to reopen picnic new bus. Christy Pritchett/The Mississippi Press areas on Monday By AMANDA CREEL The Mississippi Press OCEAN SPRINGS -- Gulf Islands Nation- al Seashores will open its Davis Bayou picnic Community leaders brainstorm Coast recovery areas to the public Monday. leader of a 15-member team of growth to become the best Ocean "Our parks are so important to us, but we Architect sees major Planners want architects and planners who toured Springs," said James Dougherty, want to help the community as well," said `challenge' to renew, Pascagoula with several city offi- to preserve Ocean an architect with Dover, Kohl and Fran P. Mainella, director of the National cials and community leaders as Partners. Park Service, while meeting with park work- redesign Pascagoula Springs' personality part of Gov. Haley Barbour's Re- Several architects with the firm ers and volunteers on her first visit to the By JOHN SURRATT By AMANDA CREEL covery, Rebuilding and Renewal met Thursday with local business Mississippi District of the Gulf Islands The Mississippi Press The Mississippi Press program to build a better Missis- owners and citizens of Ocean National Seashore. PASCAGOULA -- After sever- OCEAN SPRINGS -- Members sippi Gulf Coast. Springs to talk about their desires Workers at the park have made tremen- al hours of touring Pascagoula, of the governor 's commission Team members and city officials for the city in the aftermath of dous strides in repairing and cleaning up the John Ellis stood on Pascagoula charged with redesigning the Gulf park in hopes that it will provide an escape for are expected to meet again Satur- Hurricane Katrina. Beach and looked out into the Mis- Coast toured Ocean Springs today the community. day at the Isle of Capri Casino in The group was one of 11 that sissippi Sound and said seven in hopes of preserving the city's "It's coming along. It's just going to take a Biloxi to discuss the opportunities were deployed throughout the words: "This is going to be a chal- charm. while," said Jerry Eubanks, park superin- lenge." for the city. The purpose of Thurs- "The goal is to find out what Mississippi Gulf Coast to offer tendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Ellis, an architect and director of day's tour was to discuss ideas with makes up Ocean Springs -- its ideas and sketches to help aid in Mainella stressed the park's importance as urban design for San Francisco- the officials and to get an idea of essential DNA. Then we will look the rebuilding process. See PARK, Page 7-A based Solomon E.T.C., was the See PASCAGOULA, Page 7-A for opportunities to handle new See OCEAN SPRINGS, Page 7-A FEMA contrac- I.G. Levy Park houses relief workers tors Landon Matthews of Pasco, Wash., By AMANDA CREEL The TV news doesn't do it justice. You can't second from The Mississippi Press get what it is like `til you see it," said J.J. left, and Clint PASCAGOULA -- I.G. Levy Park has Bryant, who lives in the park and also Parsons of recently become the home of contractors delivers FEMA trailers. who are working to help Jackson County Chignik The workers do admit that they miss residents get blue roofs or FEMA trailers. Lagoon, Alas- some of the comforts of home such as a The workers are scattered around the ka, total the quiet place to sleep. park, living in travel trailers and tents square feet of Tom Collins, a crew chief for a group that sharing showers and eating food distrib- roof the group installs blue roofs for the U.S. Army Corps uted by the Red Cross. from Washing- of Engineers, said that for the first 72 hours There living conditions mirror the ton state, Ore- he could not sleep because of the loud hum lifestyles that many residents of Jackson gon and Alas- of the generators in the park that are pro- County have led since Hurricane Katrina ka covered viding power to the trailers. destroyed their homes, but most of the with blue tarps "I stuff toilet paper in my ears at night to workers are not complaining. that day. They "It's rough out here, but it is no where as sleep," said Collins, who has been living are camping at rough as the people here have it," said Sam at the park for 21 days while working to I.G. Levy Park Ivey, who lives in the park while working as install blue roofs. in Pascagoula a contractor delivering FEMA trailers. Other workers say after a few days they while they work Some of the workers describe the experi- do not notice the rumble of the generators in the city. ences they have had as a character builder. anymore. Carisa Anderson/The Mississippi Press "We have never seen anything like this. See I.G. LEVY, Page 7-A LOCAL, 4-A INDEX LOCAL, 5-A SPORTS, 1-B Crossword . . . . . . . . .4-B Chesteen seeks Casino Magic employees Astros beat Cardinals Advice . . . . . . . . . . . .5-B Editorial . . . . . . . . . . .6-A supervisor seat help rebuild livelihood to even NLCS Classified . . . . . . . . .2-C Sports . . . . . . . . . . . .1-B to fight crime Comics . . . . . . . . . . .4-B TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-B MISSISSIPPI PRESS HURRICANE HEADQUARTERS: (251) 219-5551, (866) 843-9020 Vol. 159 -- No. 297, 28 Pages ©
