U of M gets Shelby County disaster recovery contract
Joseph Mack helps his neighbor clean up his house in Covington on April 1, 2023 after it was hit by tornado the night before. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The U of M’s Center for Disaster Recovery and Resiliency will be tasked with securing funding for infrastructure improvements to help the area better weather future disasters.
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Shelby County Board of Commissioners The University of Memphis Brenda Jones Shelby County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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