Emergency Response and Recovery Page

On Friday, March 24, 2023, the City of Amory along with other cities across Mississippi including Monroe County were hit by a large tornado. We will be releasing information on what our citizens need and how those coming in can assist us during this time. This page serves as a consolidation of that information.

The most up to date and fastest route for information is the City of Amory FB Page – Amory Mississippi (look for the purple and gold ribbon).  Monday and Thursday of each week at 10:00 city officials will go FB live and have a meeting at Frisco Park to update our citizens on the status of the City of Amory.

• Debris and how to place for disposal! Please remember not to block the road, gutters, and ditch area as these areas will need to handle the flow of water from storms.
• Remember to separate debris out like the photo and pdf show below.
• If you are missing your Monroe County Solid Waste can, please call Monroe County Solid Waste at 662-369-6654
• If you find a can that isn’t yours, please call Monroe County Solid Waste to report the code/number 662-369-6654

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  • Click this link if you cannot read the photo:         Debris Removal PDF
• Trash Collection:
  From Monroe County regarding household garbage:
  The biggest part of the areas we run on Tuesday and Wednesday are not in the damaged areas.
  Large dumpsters for household garbage will be place near accessible areas for those who cannot be accessed due to damage and debris.
• 1. Household garbage – locations for dumpsters for household garbage only :
     1. McAlpine Lake
     2. East Amory Community Center
     3. Carlos Moore Field
     4. Pea Patch
     5. Waterway Drive area
• Also if you do not have a brown garbage container from Monroe County Solid Waste, you can use these for household garbage such as food.
  See attached photo for what can be placed here. On this page is where information that is true and correct will be posted. Please make sure you follow this social media page and website for correct information.
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• Not allowed materials

CURFEW

PERMITTING AND RECONSTRUCTION

• If you need power on at a residence or at a business, please contact 662-256-5633 and the building will be inspected and Building Inspector will authorize. 
• Permits for City of Amory building, burning, remodel, reconstruction, etc. These must still be filed in order to track information and to give you the proper information on where to put things, what to do in detail, etc. The fees for building permits will be waived until you are notified otherwise. Regulations for burning piles will still be in place for safety reasons, but the fees may be waived.
• If you need temporary housing such as campers, etc, please contact 662-256-5721 (option for building inspector) and discuss what may be changed regarding our current ordinances that do not allow this! We are trying to do everything we can for our citizens to ease this for them!
• Remember to verify that your contractor is licensed and insured!!

MEMA, FEMA, UNITED WAY, AND RED CROSS

• MEMA and FEMA will be located today (Monday, March 27) at the Amory Piggly Wiggly command center.  
• These groups at the local location today are not set up for individual assistance. They are working in the community to assess damage. There will be an area set up for individual assistance at a later date. Please be patient and watch here for updates on where and when. Also, if you do not have transportation, please watch here! OR visit the MS Emergency Management Agency facebook page!
• United Way and Red Cross are set up at the National Guard Old Amory with places to stay, mobile showers, food, and relief.  101 9th Street South, Amory, MS 38821. Please report here to volunteer.
• There are mobile showers located at Walmart in Amory and the National Guard
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POWER, GAS, AND WATER

• If you do not have power, but others in your community might, please call 662-256-5633 to have your name put on a list with the Electric Department. 
• Atmos is working 24/7 to get gas back on. They are doing all that they can do to make sure that the areas that were leaking are repaired prior to turning anything back on to protect our citizens and properties.

DONATIONS

• CREATE has established a fund to donate to. Be sure you mark and notate that you wish to donate to Amory City.
• https://createfoundation.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4730

Amory-Monroe-County-Disaster-Relief-Fund  Please click this PDF to enlarge.

VOLUNTEER WORK

• Location for supply drop off is the Old Amory garment plant on South Main Street. They are not taking clothing at this time. 

COURT

AMORY MUNICIPAL COURT

Regular schedule – April 12^th
Can pay fines at City Hall or by phone
662-256-5635 Opt. 3

MONROE COUNTY JUSTICE COURT

Court March 28^th and 30^th CANCELLED
Call Monday April 10^th for new court date
662-256-8493

SMITHVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT

Regular schedule – April 10^th

NETTLETON MUNICIPAL COURT

Regular Schedule

WHAT THE CITY OF AMORY NEEDS TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS

• What the City of Amory as workers and those employees working to clear our streets and perform our jobs is in need of currently:
  we had major damage to buildings and have vehicles trapped that we cannot access and side by sides are needed as well.
• If there is a municipality that is out there that would like to assist us by offering trucks, rangers, welders, and more, please contact the City Clerk at 662-256-5721 (option 8) please talk to someone there to make a list and leave all of your contact information.