Chickasaw, MS

Disaster

Chickasaw County was named for the Chickasaw Indians who inhabited this area. It is largely rural with a population of approximately 17,000.

The worst tornado outbreak of 2011 raked across Mississippi and Alabama on April 27, killing hundreds of people. Tornados skipped across southern Chickasaw County, not staying on the ground for long distances, but damaging and destroying many homes. Three people were killed in the county.

MDS Response

MDS will work with the Long-term Recovery Committee to repair and rebuild homes in Chickasaw County. The MDS camp will be located in two houses owned by the Parkway Baptist Church in the town of Houston. These houses have space for both long-term volunteers and short-term volunteers, with parking for several RVs in the yard

Photo Gallery

Chickasaw-Bunk-Room

The bunk room at the Chickasaw project.

Chickasaw-Dining-Room

Dining room at the Chickasaw project.

Chickasaw-Kitchen

Getting the project kitchen ready for meal preparation.

Chickasaw-Large-House

The Chickasaw Project location.

Chickasaw-Small-house

The small house at the Chickasaw project.

Willis-working-on-new-tool-room

Willis works in the tool room at the Chickasaw project.

Damaged-home-in-Chickasaw-MS

A damaged home in Chickasaw.

First-Long-Term-Team-in-Chickasaw

The first long-term team.

Preparing-for-RVs

Preparing for the RV's.

Willis-fixing-the-washer

Willis fixing the washer. The long-termers will be happy that it works!

Front 3

The MDS Project headquarters in Chickasaw.

Ms Opha house under construction 1

Ms. Opha's house gets a new roof.

Ms Opha house under construction 2

Ms. Opha's house is being repaired.

Ms Opha house under construction 3

Volunteers work on Ms. Opha's house in Chickasaw, MS.

Ms Opha house under construction 4

Ms. Opha's house under repair.

Ms Opha house under construction 5

It's looking more like a house!

Drywall-arrives-at-Ms-Ophas

Drywall deliver at Ms. Opha's house.

Dwayne-Virginia-and-Mary-Ella-at-Ms-Ophas

Virginia, Dwayne and Mary Ella work at Ms. Opha's house.

Edna-Mae-at-Ms-Ophas

Volunteer, Edna Mae works at Ms. Opha's house in Chickasaw, MS.

Mary-and-Elmer-at-Ms-Ophas

Mary and Elmer at Ms. Opha's house.

Ms-Opha-in-front-of-her-home

Ms. Opha in front of her home that MDS is repairing.

Ms-Ophas-new-hallway

Ms. Opha's new hallway.

mary-cleans-the-floor-at-Ms-Ophas

Mary cleans the floor at Ms. Opha's house.

Ms-Ophas-old-hallway

Ms. Opha's old hallway.

Ms-Opha-front-window-after

Ms. Opha's front window - the "after" picture.

Ms-Opha-front-window-before

Ms. Opha's front window - the "before" photo.

Somebody-left-their-tools-in-the-yard-at-Ms

Did somebody leave their tools in the front yard?

The-back-of-Ms-Lorenes-house

The back of Ms. Lorene's house - before MDS began working on it.

All lined up to work

Volunteers are all lined up to repair the roof on a home in Chickasaw, MS.

Alma-hauling-sewer-pipes

Alma hauling sewer pipes.

Fixing-Ms-Virginia-roof

Fixing Ms. Virginia's roof.

Laying-sewer-lines-at-Ms-Virginias

Laying sewer lines at Ms. Virginia's house.

Ms-Marys-current-and-future-homes

Ms. Mary's current home (foreground) and future home (background).

Ms-Virginia-and-an-MD

Ms. Virginia stands with an MDS volunteer on her new ramp.

Breaking-fascia-at-camp-for-Ms-Sandy

Cutting fascia at camp for use on Ms. Sandy's home.

Even-the-director-works-at-Venias

Even the Project Director works at Miss Venia's house.

Laura-and-Sonia-at-Ms-Sandys

Volunteers Laura and Sonia work on Ms. Sandy's roof.

Opha-Elmer-and-Mary

Elmer and Mary with Ms. Opha.

Opha-Walkers-TY-supper

Ms. Opha's "Thank You" supper.

Teamwork-at-Venias

Teamwork gets the job done at Ms. Venia's house.

Lawton-group

Volunteers from Lawton, MI.

Exterior-of-Ms--Venias-house

Exterior of Ms. Venia's house.

Project Report

Weekly Report for Chickasaw

February 17, 2012

Joining last week’s group of 10 were nine from Michigan and one from Indiana, so we had a full house this week. We were privileged to host friends from our own church in Lawton, MI. Monday morning began with a terrific...[more]

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Map/Directions

Project statistics

MDS

106 Fifth Avenue

Houston, MS 38851

Tel:

Office (662) 456-9360

Fax (662) 456-9775

E-mail:

Chickasaw(at)mds.mennonite.net

Project Directors: Phil and Kathleen Maneikis

Project Open Date: Jan 9, 2012

Volunteers to Date: 79

Jobs started: 15

Jobs completed: 8

Information for Volunteers:

Welcome to Chickasaw

Volunteer Guide

Current Situation
02.23.2012

fair
60°F
Sunrise 06:31 am
Sunset 05:45 pm

Mennonite Disaster Service