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The Jackson County community of Helena suffered major flooding from Hurricane Isaac. A month after the storm, some residents have no idea when they'll have a real home again.

Nature did it first - put marsh grass and sea oats along the coasatline to keep it from eroding. Now Mississipppi State scientists are rebuilding dunes in Biloxi using Nature's own solution.

Congress isn't expected to pass a new farm bill before the expiration date. That's got some Mississippi farmers concerned.

Recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show nearly a quarter of all Mississippians are living in poverty.

Mississippi-native Natasha Trethewey not only the current Mississippi poet laureate, she’s also the latest poet laureate of the United States.

The Sierra Club wants Mississippi Power to drop the lignite from its Kemper County plant.  The utility says lignite will provide critical fuel diversity and save customers money in the long run. Harrision County Chancery Court Judge Jim Persons is reviewing the case.

The buzz at Cafe Climb is culinary skills can move at-risk young adults up to a solid career. The new Gulfport restaurant is attracting the downtown lunch crowd with shrimp creole, okra, black-eyed peas and daily specials.

Biloxi elementary students who went through Hurricane Katrina have their art collected in a book titled 'The Storm', published in 2006. Now, as  teenagers, they're reflecting on what they learned from the disaster.

Small businesses can get low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration to recover from damages caused by Hurricane Isaac.

Three Mississippi schools - Saucier Elementary, Pass Christian Middle and West Lincoln Attenance Center in Brookhaven - have been recognized as national Blue Ribbon Schools.

Mississippi residents flooded out by Hurricane Isaac are getting assurance from U.S. Senator Thad Cochran that their disaster needs will be met.

FEMA is rolling out assistance doe Hurricane Isaac damage. So far, more than $1 million has been approved for Mississippi. But for those who are pregnant, elderly or just plain exhuasted, signing up for help can be be an effort.

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is pushing for Hurricane Isaac damage assessment and recovery to move quickly.

Isaac may have been only a Catgory 1 hurricane, but flooding from the storm ruined many homes in Mississippi. The Westchester neighborhood off Highway 43 in Picayune was hit particularly hard.

Mississippi officials are earning praise from the secretary of homeland security for the response to Hurricane Isaac. Now, if only the dead rodents would stop washing ashore, the rest of the debris clean-up could get moving.