DOCSLIB.ORG

Emergency Management Magazine May 2009

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Emergency Management Magazine May 2009 May/June 2009 inside: New York City’s Bruno opens up Where will stimulus money land? Nonprofi t collaboration COLLEGE CAMPUSES PREPARE FOR THE ON INEVITABLE PANDEMIC Issue 3 — Vol. 4 3 — Vol. Issue EEM05_cover.inddM05_cover.indd 1 ALERT 44/30/09/30/09 11:30:02:30:02 PPMM 100 Blue Ravine Road Designer Creative Dir. Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 Editorial Prepress ���� ������� ������ ����� � PAGE ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� Other OK to go GIS—Providing You the Geographic Advantage™ Delivering Actionable Information Transform Your Data into Actionable Information During a crisis, emergency managers receive data from numerous sources. The challenge is fusing this data into something that can be quickly understood and shared for effective decision support. ESRI’s GIS technology provides you with the capability to quickly assimilate, analyze, and create actionable information. GIS aids emergency management by 4 Rapidly assessing impacts to critical infrastructure 4 Determining evacuation needs including shelters and appropriate routing 4 Directing public safety resources 4 Modeling incidents and analyzing consequences 4 Providing dynamic situational awareness and a common operating picture GIS is used to model the spread and intensity of a chemical spill. 4 Supplying mobile situational awareness to remote field teams Real-time weather data is used to determine the plume’s spread, direction, and speed. Discover more public safety case studies at www.esri.com/publicsafety. Copyright © 2009 ESRI. All rights reserved. The ESRI globe logo, ESRI, ESRI—The GIS Company, The Geographic Advantage, and www.esri.com, are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners. Photo courtesy of FEMA/Todd Swain. 100 Blue Ravine Road Designer Creative Dir. Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 Editorial Prepress ���� ������� ������ ����� � PAGE ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� Other OK to go Indiana Department of Homeland Security Implements Advanced Response System Case Study Large-scale emergencies—floods, earth- A Common Operating Picture quakes, hurricanes, wildfires, terror- Using Web-Based GIS Services ist attacks—are multifaceted events The enterprise disaster response system that impact tens of thousands of lives. provides several functions. First, it can be Response to these major incidents involves used for mitigation, with state agencies multiple agencies. The key to a successful identifying high-risk populations, infra- response—to get people, equipment, and structure, natural resources, and other supplies where they are needed as quickly assets. Second, it can provide instant as possible—is establishing a communi- response capabilities. When a disaster cation network that provides a complete strikes, real-time situational awareness picture of what’s happening in real time. The Executive View service can consume disparate data sources. This can be achieved. Using GIS, command- It also requires bringing together all neces- service was tailored for use during response to and recovery from ers can make quick decisions on where past floods. sary parties, from private entities to city, to send law enforcement, fire personnel, county, and federal agencies, to share emergency medical services staff, and information and resources and work in other responders. They can instantly see an effective, integrated fashion. available resources, prioritize activities, The Indiana Department of Homeland and monitor events in real time. This capa- Security (IDHS) embarked on an ambitious bility also helps with long-term recovery. campaign that provides just such a commu- A major component of the system comes nication network based on server, desktop, from Indiana University partners, who are and Web geographic information system already using GIS and related technolo- (GIS) technologies. It provides a two-way gies to publish IndianaMap, a singular, stream of information flow among local, statewide geospatial resource for Indiana A screen shot from the Emergency Operations Center depicts a quick county, state, and federal agencies that is that includes a wide variety of information assessment of total possible damages. The extents of the affected vital to disaster response. area are shown in red. in a format accessible to both expert GIS “We wanted to leverage resources already users and the general public. The strat- in place with other state agencies and in egy of working with universities allows the universities across the state,” says IDHS to leverage the databases and tools Roger Koelpin, GIS/critical infrastructure these academic institutions use in their planner, IDHS. “We are able to work with individual GIS work. It also provides a those partners as resources for our internal decentralized information network that disaster recovery strategy and continuity of can supply data and applications should operations planning. Ultimately, we hope state government information systems be to turn this into a viable process for bot- disrupted or become inaccessible. tom-up reporting of data to meet federal data calls and keep our federal partners Parcel information is brought into the map with the damages informed as part of our routine, authorita- overlaid to determine property damage. tive, common operating picture.” ESRI—Th e GIS Com pa ny™ www.esri.com/publicsafety 100 Blue Ravine Road Designer Creative Dir. Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 Editorial Prepress ���� ������� ������ ����� � PAGE ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� Other OK to go ON THE COVER 24 Pending Th reat Swine fl u outbreak underscores Contents the need for universities to actively prepare for a global emergency. FEATURES 30 Stimulating Public Safety Grants will benefi t public safety but come with caveats in some cases. 36 Boston’s Buddy System Local government, businesses and nonprofi ts should lean on each other. 40 Tapping the Nonprofi ts Nonprofi ts allow government agencies to bypass their formal procurement processes. 46 Choices to Make Interoperability can take many forms but what is mission-critical? 4 EEM05_04.inddM05_04.indd 4 55/15/09/15/09 22:18:08:18:08 PPMM 100 Blue Ravine Road Designer Creative Dir. Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 Editorial Prepress ���� ������� ������ ����� � PAGE ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� Other OK to go Dell recommends Windows Vista® Business. 100% FASTER THAN TOUGHBOOK WHEN YOUR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS UP TO 100% FASTER THAN THE COMPETITION, THE COMPETITION’S NOT SO TOUGH ANYMORE DELL™ LATITUDE™ E6400 XFR with QUADCOOL™ THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM vs PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK CF-30 ALSO FEATURES: BALLISTIC ARMOR™ PROTECTION SYSTEM Dell’s exclusive chassis is over 2x the strength of magnesium-alloy-based material, withstanding drops of up to four feet. PRIMOSEAL™ TECHNOLOGY Exceptional performance in hazardous locations, providing the highest combined Ingress Protection (IP65) of any laptop in its class. CALL 1-866-401-0144 OR VISIT DELL.COM/NewXFR TO LEARN MORE DETAILS AND EQUIP YOUR AGENCY WITH THE NEW DELL LATITUDE E6400 XFR 100 Blue Ravine Road Designer Creative Dir. Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 Editorial Prepress ���� ������� ������ ����� � PAGE ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� Other OK to go Group Publisher: Don Pearson [email protected] Founding Publisher: Tim Karney [email protected] VP Emergency Management/ Contents Homeland Security: Martin Pastula [email protected] Publisher: Scott Fackert [email protected] Executive Editor: Steve Towns [email protected] EDITORIAL Editor: Jim McKay [email protected] Associate Editor: Elaine Rundle [email protected] Managing Editor: Karen Stewartson [email protected] Assistant Editor: Matt Williams [email protected] Features Editor: Andy Opsahl [email protected] Chief Copy Editor: Miriam Jones [email protected] Staff Writer: Hilton Collins [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Cortney Towns [email protected] DESIGN Creative Director: Kelly Martinelli [email protected] Senior Designer: Crystal Hopson [email protected] Graphic Designers: Michelle Hamm [email protected] REST OF THE BOOK Joe Colombo [email protected] Illustrator: Tom McKeith [email protected] Production Director: Stephan Widmaier [email protected] 8 42 Production Manager: Joei Heart [email protected] Contributors Education Directory PUBLISHING VP of Strategic Accounts: Jon Fyffe [email protected] VP Bus. Development: Tim Karney [email protected] East 10 Regional Sales Directors: East Leslie Hunter [email protected] Point of View 60 West, Central Shelley Ballard [email protected] Walking the Preparedness Talk Account Managers: Products East Melissa Cano [email protected] West, Central Erin Hux [email protected] Business Development Director: Glenn Swenson [email protected] 12 Bus. Dev. Managers: John Enright [email protected] Lisa Doughty [email protected] In the News 64 Kevin May [email protected] Eric’s Corner: Regional Sales Administrators: Sabrina Shewmake [email protected] Christine Childs [email protected] The New Emergency National
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Minority Percentages at Participating Newspapers
    Minority Percentages at Participating Newspapers Asian Native Asian Native Am. Black Hisp Am. Total Am. Black Hisp Am. Total ALABAMA The Anniston Star........................................................3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.1 Free Lance, Hollister ...................................................0.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 12.5 The News-Courier, Athens...........................................0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lake County Record-Bee, Lakeport...............................0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Birmingham News................................................0.7 16.7 0.7 0.0 18.1 The Lompoc Record..................................................20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 The Decatur Daily........................................................0.0 8.6 0.0 0.0 8.6 Press-Telegram, Long Beach .......................................7.0 4.2 16.9 0.0 28.2 Dothan Eagle..............................................................0.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 Los Angeles Times......................................................8.5 3.4 6.4 0.2 18.6 Enterprise Ledger........................................................0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 Madera Tribune...........................................................0.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 37.5 TimesDaily, Florence...................................................0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 Appeal-Democrat, Marysville.......................................4.2 0.0 8.3 0.0 12.5 The Gadsden Times.....................................................0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Merced Sun-Star.........................................................5.0
    [Show full text]
  • Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection : a Finding Aid
    University of South Florida Scholar Commons Special Collections and University Archives Finding Aids and Research Guides for Finding Aids: All Items Manuscript and Special Collections 5-1-1994 Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection : A Finding Aid Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections and University Archives. James Anthony Schnur Hugh W. Cunningham Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/scua_finding_aid_all Part of the Archival Science Commons Scholar Commons Citation Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections and University Archives.; Schnur, James Anthony; and Cunningham, Hugh W., "Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection : A Finding Aid" (1994). Special Collections and University Archives Finding Aids: All Items. 19. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/scua_finding_aid_all/19 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by the Finding Aids and Research Guides for Manuscript and Special Collections at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Collections and University Archives Finding Aids: All Items by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection A Finding Aid by Jim Schnur May 1994 Special Collections Nelson Poynter Memorial Library University of South Florida St. Petersburg 1. Introduction and Provenance In December 1993, Dr. Hugh W. Cunningham, a former professor of journalism at the University of Florida, donated two distinct newspaper collections to the Special Collections room of the USF St. Petersburg library. The bulk of the newspapers document events following the November 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. A second component of the newspapers examine the reaction to Richard M. Nixon's resignation in August 1974.
    [Show full text]
  • A Polling Place on Pelican Island
    GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS CELEBRATING 177 YEARS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 | THE DAILY NEWS | A3 ENVIRONMENT | RULING POLITICAL BUZZ | JOHN WAYNE FERGUSON Corps finds Hitchcock A polling place on Pelican Island development not built hen Galveston County and get the highest- campaign social media page. The voters cast ballots on paid jobs that Texas shirt and badge are props he bought on wetlands March 3, they’ll have has to offer. If we’re to use in his ads, he said. Wthe option of taking a trip back to not engaging the “I definitely want to dress for By MATT DEGROOD Engineers Galveston Dis- school to do it. kids as a city, we’re the job I’m campaigning for,” West The Daily News trict. Galveston County will open a not doing what we said, adding that he hasn’t violated polling location at Texas A&M » HITCHCOCK Investigators have both can to entice those any rules. “My opponent can have spoken with the developer University at Galveston for the JOHN kids to live here.” his opinion, but it doesn’t equate to A $25 million project to and made a site visit and Super Tuesday election and will Because the policy or law.” build a new subdivision have not detected a viola- do so again for the May 2 local WAYNE county conducts Sharp has forwarded Alvarez’s near the intersection of tion, Harris said. election. FERGUSON countywide voting, complaint to the county legal state Highway 6 and FM The $25 million proj- County election officials could the polling location department, he said Wednesday.
    [Show full text]
  • Community Emergency Planning in NYC Toolkit
    Community Emergency Planning in NYC A Toolkit for Community Leaders Introduction Emergency response in New York City is often challenged by the complexity of our physical and social environment. Communities are best understood by their own residents — a fact that makes community-based emergency planning and response highly effective. Each year, New York City experiences emergencies of all shapes and sizes. With aging infrastructure, higher frequency of natural disasters, and threats of terrorism, New York City is increasingly vulnerable. History and research have shown that communities that understand how to leverage internal networks are more successful in using their own resources and ultimately respond more effectively to their communities’ needs. The purpose of this toolkit to help your community become more resilient through a process of identifying existing networks, building new connections, and increasing your capacity to organize internal and external resources. Create a plan with your community now so that you are better prepared for the next emergency. WHAT IS IN THIS TOOLKIT? • New York City specific guidance for emergency planning. • A plan template and scenarios for Match communities to develop their own Community emergency plan. Community Resources to Needs Community Needs • Examples of other community Resources emergency planning efforts. Community Emergency WHO IS IT FOR? Planning This toolkit is designed to be a Coordinate Communicate group process. You define your own Planning and Needs and community — successful planning has Recovery Resources been done by housing developments, congregations, neighborhoods, etc. Examples of groups that could use the toolkit include: Government Resources • Tenant or civic associations • Faith-based groups • Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) • Community-based organizations (CBOs) • Community boards/coalitions 1 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING LET’S GET STARTED! Your first step is to form a “lead team” — a group of interested community members who are willing to commit time and energy to this effort.
    [Show full text]
  • Hurricane Sandy After Action Report and Recommendations
    Hurricane Sandy After Action Report and Recommendations to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg May 2013 Deputy Mayor Linda I. Gibbs, Co-Chair Deputy Mayor Caswell F. Holloway, Co-Chair Cover photo: DSNY truck clearing debris Credit: Michael Anton Foreword On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy hit New York City with a ferocity unequalled by any coastal storm in modern memory. Forty-three New Yorkers lost their lives and tens of thousands were injured, temporarily dislocated, or entirely displaced by the storm’s impact. Knowing the storm was coming, the City activated its Coastal Storm Plan and Mayor Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of low-lying coastal areas in the five boroughs. Although the storm’s reach exceeded the evacuated zones, it is clear that the Coastal Storm Plan saved lives and mitigated what could have been significantly greater injuries and damage to the public. The City’s response to Hurricane Sandy began well before the storm and continues today, but we are far enough away from the immediate events of October and November 2012 to evaluate the City’s performance to understand what went well and—as another hurricane season approaches—what can be improved. On December 9, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg directed us to conduct that evaluation and report back in a short time with recommendations on how the City’s response capacity and performance can be strengthened in the future. This report and the 59 recommendations in it are intended to advance the achievement of those goals. This report is not intended to be the final word on the City’s response to Hurricane Sandy, nor are the recommendations made here intended to exclude consideration of additional measures the City and other stakeholders could take to be prepared for the next emergency.
    [Show full text]
  • Timeline Based on OEM Emergency Notifications
    timeline Based on OEM Emergency Notifications Record ID Date and Time NotificationType 103 10/24/2009 12:00:00 AM Transportation 104 10/24/2009 12:00:00 AM Utility 105 10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM zINACTIMass Transit Disruption 106 10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM Transportation 107 10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM Utility 108 10/28/2009 12:00:00 AM zINACTIVE *Fire 109 10/28/2009 12:00:00 AM Emergency Activity 110 10/29/2009 05:00:00 PM zINACTIVE * Aerial (Fly-Over) 111 10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM zINACTIVE *Fire 112 11/01/2009 12:00:00 AM Emergency Activity 113 11/02/2009 12:00:00 AM zINACTIVE *Structural 114 11/03/2009 12:00:00 AM Transportation 115 11/03/2009 12:00:00 AM Utility Page 1 of 1419 10/02/2021 timeline Based on OEM Emergency Notifications Notification Title [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] Major Gas Explosion 32-25 Leavitt St. [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] [blank] Page 2 of 1419 10/02/2021 timeline Based on OEM Emergency Notifications Email Body Notification 1 issued on 10/24/09 at 11:15 AM. Emergency personnel are on the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving FDNY apparatus on Ashford Street and Hegeman Avenue in Brooklyn. Ashford St is closed between New Lots Ave and Linden Blvd. Hegeman Ave is closed from Warwick St to Cleveland St. Notification 1 issued 10/24/2009 at 6:30 AM. Emergency personnel are on scene at a water main break in the Fresh Meadows section of Queens.
    [Show full text]
  • December 4, 2017 the Hon. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary United States Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washi
    December 4, 2017 The Hon. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary United States Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Re: Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada, Inv. Nos. C–122–862 and A-122-861 Dear Secretary Ross: On behalf of the thousands of employees working at the more than 1,100 newspapers that we publish in cities and towns across the United States, we urge you to heavily scrutinize the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC) regarding uncoated groundwood paper from Canada, the paper used in newspaper production. We believe that these cases do not warrant the imposition of duties, which would have a very severe impact on our industry and many communities across the United States. NORPAC’s petitions are based on incorrect assessments of a changing market, and appear to be driven by the short-term investment strategies of the company’s hedge fund owners. The stated objectives of the petitions are flatly inconsistent with the views of the broader paper industry in the United States. The print newspaper industry has experienced an unprecedented decline for more than a decade as readers switch to digital media. Print subscriptions have declined more than 30 percent in the last ten years. Although newspapers have successfully increased digital readership, online advertising has proven to be much less lucrative than print advertising. As a result, newspapers have struggled to replace print revenue with online revenue, and print advertising continues to be the primary revenue source for local journalism. If Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper are subject to duties, prices in the whole newsprint market will be shocked and our supply chains will suffer.
    [Show full text]
  • Galvestonians View Immigration, 1875-1914
    East Texas Historical Journal Volume 38 Issue 1 Article 7 3-2000 Galvestonians View Immigration, 1875-1914 Barbara J. Rozek Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ethj Part of the United States History Commons Tell us how this article helped you. Recommended Citation Rozek, Barbara J. (2000) "Galvestonians View Immigration, 1875-1914," East Texas Historical Journal: Vol. 38 : Iss. 1 , Article 7. Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ethj/vol38/iss1/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the History at SFA ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in East Texas Historical Journal by an authorized editor of SFA ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 15 "GALVESTONIANS VIEW IMMIGRATION, 1875-1914" hy Barbara J. Rozek Galveston has seen itself first and foremost as a port city. Its geographic position dictated this view of life and provided the driving force that made Galveston the premier city in Texas during much of the nineteenth century. As a port city, commerce and transportation remained the focus of business and influenced most of the daily activity of the city. While primarily concerned with the current of goods flowing into and out of the port, the tide of people became a major interest as well. For Galvestonians, whatever encouraged or helped the commercial flow of "things" was good for the city. Thus the stream of people through the city was perceived as also good for the city. Immigrants were greeted with a positive eye. Immigration involves a steady movement of people from one place to another.
    [Show full text]
  • US1 Distribution
    1 US1 Distribution PR Newswire’s U.S. Distribution delivers your messages across the most trusted and comprehensive content distribution network in the industry, providing the broadest reach and sharpest targeting available. Business Alabama Monthly - Birmingham Bureau ALABAMA (Birmingham) Magazine Cherokee County Herald (Centre) Cullman Times (Cullman) Coastal Living Magazine (Birmingham) Decatur Daily (Decatur) Southern Living (Birmingham) Dothan Eagle (Dothan) Southern Breeze (Gulf Shores) Enterprise Ledger (Enterprise) Civil Air Patrol News (Maxwell AFB) Fairhope Courier (Fairhope) Business Alabama Monthly (Mobile) Courier Journal (Florence) Prime Montgomery (Montgomery) Florence Times Daily (Florence) Fabricating & Metalworking Magazine (Pinson) Times Daily (Florence) News Service Fort Payne Times-Journal (Fort Payne) Gadsden Times, The (Gadsden) Associated Press - Birmingham Bureau (Birmingham) Latino News (Gadsen) Associated Press - Mobile Bureau (Mobile) News-Herald (Geneva) Associated Press - Montgomery Bureau Huntsville Times, The (Huntsville) (Montgomery) Daily Mountain Eagle, The (Jasper) Newspaper Fairhope Courier, The (Mobile) Mobile Press-Register (Mobile) The Sand Mountain Reporter (Albertville) Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery) The Outlook (Alexander) Opelika-Auburn News (Opelika) Anniston Star (Anniston) Pelican, The (Orange Beach) Athens News Courier (Athens) The Citizen of East Alabama (Phenix City) Atmore Advance (Atmore) Scottsboro Daily Sentinel (Scottsboro) Lee County Eagle, The (Auburn) Selma Times Journal (Selma)
    [Show full text]
  • 85(R) Hr 1372
    By:AAFaircloth H.R.ANo.A1372 RESOLUTION 1 WHEREAS, The Galveston County Daily News is marking its 175th 2 anniversary in 2017; and 3 WHEREAS, The oldest continuously published newspaper in 4 Texas, The Daily News was founded by George H. French, who printed 5 the first edition on April 11, 1842; Willard Richardson took on the 6 role of editor in 1844 and acquired sole ownership the following 7 year; under his leadership, the paper became a major voice in the 8 Republic of Texas and, later, a critic of the policies of Sam 9 Houston as both governor of Texas and United States senator; and 10 WHEREAS, During the Civil War, the federal blockade of 11 Galveston prompted a move to Houston, but publication returned to 12 the island in 1866; Alfred Horatio Belo, a member of The Daily News 13 staff, had become the principal owner by 1875, and he installed the 14 state 's first telephone line between his home and the newspaper 15 office; in 1885, he established the Dallas Morning News as a sister 16 paper; and 17 WHEREAS, The newspaper was held for many years by the Moody 18 family of Galveston before its sale to Olveta Culp Hobby, whose 19 family then owned the Houston Post; in 1967, The Daily News was 20 purchased by Galveston Newspapers Incorporated and the family of 21 B.ACarmage Walls; today, the newspaper continues its proud 22 tradition of family ownership under Lissa Walls, the daughter of 23 B.ACarmage Walls; reflecting its expanding coverage of the area, 24 the paper adopted the name The Galveston County Daily News in 1993; 85R21757 JH-D
    [Show full text]
  • USA National
    USA National Hartselle Enquirer Alabama Independent, The Newspapers Alexander Islander, The City Outlook Andalusia Star Jacksonville News News Anniston Star Lamar Leader Birmingham News Latino News Birmingham Post-Herald Ledger, The Cullman Times, The Daily Marion Times-Standard Home, The Midsouth Newspapers Daily Mountain Eagle Millbrook News Monroe Decatur Daily Dothan Journal, The Montgomery Eagle Enterprise Ledger, Independent Moundville The Florence Times Daily Times Gadsden Times National Inner City, The Huntsville Times North Jefferson News One Mobile Register Voice Montgomery Advertiser Onlooker, The News Courier, The Opelika- Opp News, The Auburn News Scottsboro Over the Mountain Journal Daily Sentinel Selma Times- Pelican, The Journal Times Daily, The Pickens County Herald Troy Messenger Q S T Publications Tuscaloosa News Red Bay News Valley Times-News, The Samson Ledger Weeklies Abbeville Sand Mountain Reporter, The Herald Advertiser Gleam, South Alabamian, The Southern The Atmore Advance Star, The Auburn Plainsman Speakin' Out News St. Baldwin Times, The Clair News-Aegis St. Clair BirminghamWeekly Times Tallassee Tribune, Blount Countian, The The Boone Newspapers Inc. The Bulletin Centreville Press Cherokee The Randolph Leader County Herald Choctaw Thomasville Times Tri Advocate, The City Ledger Tuskegee Clanton Advertiser News, The Union Clarke County Democrat Springs Herald Cleburne News Vernon Lamar Democrat Conecuh Countian, The Washington County News Corner News Weekly Post, The County Reaper West Alabama Gazette Courier
    [Show full text]
  • Hitchcock 2018 State of the Community Report
    State of the Community Report 2018 Foreword 2 Foreword This State of Community report was created by the Fall 2018- Plan 662 students in collaboration with Texas Target Communities and is for the internal educational purposes of the Texas A&M University students (the students who created this document) and Texas Target Community Staff who will be working on the Hitchcock Comprehensive plan in the spring of 2019. This document is not to be reproduced or published without the knowledge of the student collaborators. In the event that this document is published or reproduced outside of the University, the entities who own the reproduction rights of the photos on the cover need to be contacted in order to be granted permission to use their photos in the final document (these entities can be found in the citations throughout this document). If permission is not granted for the use of these photos, the student collaborators should be contacted and an appropriate alternative discussed. • Hitchcock ISD- Stewart Elementary https://www.hitchcockisd.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Stewart • Hitchcock Chamber of Commerce https://www.hitchcockchamber.com/annual-banquet • Galveston County: The Daily News https://www.galvnews.com/blogs/in_focus/ collection_6b432c12-3e11-11e5-ab9d-e3d7d9e3d647.html#16 3 4 Beyond poverty and ability to reasonably afford housing, income is Executive Summary strongly linked to the economic opportunities in an area. From 2005 to 2015, Hitchcock’s economy experienced much growth, with the With an estimated population of 7,464 as of 2016 and population total number of jobs growing from 514 to 1,392, an increase of nearly density of 123 people per mile squared, Hitchcock is one of many a 171%.
    [Show full text]