F.E.M.A. Disaster Recovery Centers open

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JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

A number of F.E.M.A. Disaster Recovery Centers are open in central Mississippi to help residents recover from Hurricane Isaac.

Disaster Recovery Centers 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. until further notice.

F.E.M.A. has opened a D.R.C. in Adams, Hinds, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson counties.

The Adams County facility is the only location that has a 1-5 p.m. Sunday schedule.

Mississippi Emergency Management, F.E.M.A., and Small Business Administration officials are on hand to answer questions from storm victims.

"They can make claims for home repair, personal property damage, transportation damage...those sorts of things," explains F.E.M.A. Disaster Recovery Center Manager Diane Bridges.

Storm victims are encouraged to register with F.E.M.A. before going to a Disaster Recovery Center by going to its website at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362.

This is a list of counties and Disaster Recovery Locations in the WLBT viewing area:

Adams County- Parkway Baptist Church- 117 Seargent S. Prentiss Drive- Natchez

Hinds County- Golden Key Community Center- 3450 Albemarle Road- Jackson

Lincoln County- Army National Guard Armory- 182 Highway 84 East- Brookhaven

Pike County- Community Safe Room- 2017 Quinlivan Road- Magnolia

Walthall County- Walthall County Library- 707 Union Road- Tylertown

Wilkinson County- Wilkinson Co. Industrial Complex- 1495 Highway 61 South- Woodville

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