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Volunteers step up to help survivors of Mississippi tornado outbreak
Ross Adams
Investigative Reporter
Volunteers step up to help survivors of Mississippi tornado outbreak
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      SHOWS US HOW VOLUNTEERS ARE STEPPING UP TO SERVE HOT MEALS FOR RECOVERY CREWS AND STORM SURVIVORS. PKG 6627 07-31 WE'RE IN THE SALEM COMMUNITY IN WALTHALL COUNTY. WE HAVE SEEN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. LARGE TREES POWERLINES, ALL ALONG THE ROADWAYS KNOCKED DOWN BY SATURDAY'S POWERFUL STORMS. WE'RE ALSO SEEING THAT THE PART OF THE ROOM ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN BLOWN OFF. BUT WITH ALL THIS DESTRUCTION THERE IS HOPE BEING PROVIDED. A COMPANY FROM HATTIESBURG PROVIDING THE HUNDREDS OF MEALS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. 6618 CHRIS WALLACE/JONES CAPITAL 1:31-1:37 <PLAN TO BE OUT HERE TODAY PROVIDING LUNCH FOR AROUND 300. PLAN TO SERVE AROUND 300 MEALS TONIGHT FOR DINNER. HAMBURGERS TODAY FOR LUNCH AND CHICKEN TONIGHT FOR DINNER.> CHRIS WALLACE WITH JONES CAPITAL SAYS THE COMPANY OWNER ALLOWED HIM TO USE THE MOBILE KITCHEN TO COOK FOOD WHICH WAS DONATED BY WALMART. 6618 54-1:01 <IT'S ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES. WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE GREW UP AND WHICH WE SERVE.> 6604 10-13 <JAMBALAYA FOR JESUS. THAT'S RIGHT.> ACROSS THE COUNTY AT CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE SUNDAY MORNING COOKING A HUGE POT OF JAMBALAYA TO FEED A HUNDRED PEOPLE. DOUGLAS GRAMMER/CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 2:38-2:50 <ANYBODY THAT'S IN NEED. AND A FIRST RESPONDER. THEIR SERVICE IS GREATER THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE CAN SERVE THIS WAY THEY CAN SERVE IN THIS WAY. THEY CAN SERVE AND THEY'RE ALL CAPACITY.> 6624 1:04-1:16 CHIEF DEPUTY TONEY RUSHING/WALTHALL COUNTY SHERIFF <ARE THERE STILL PEOPLE MISSING HERE AT WALTHALL COUNTY? NO, EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS FAR AS WE KNOW AS IF THIS TIME. SO, THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE INJURED AROUND THAT ABOUT.> 6628 2:03-2:20 <THERE IS SO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO HELP THESE COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM THE STORM. THE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS THERE MAKING SURE ALL ROADS ARE CLEAR FOR RESCUE A
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      Volunteers step up to help survivors of Mississippi tornado outbreak
      Ross Adams
      Investigative Reporter
      Tornadoes left extensive damage in the Salem community of Walthall County. Large trees and power lines were knocked down across roads by Saturday’s powerful storms.With all the destruction, there was hope. Jones Capital, a company from Hattiesburg, spent Sunday providing hundreds of meals for people in need. “We plan to be out here today providing lunch for around 300,” said Chris Wallace, with Jones Capital. “We plan to serve around 300 meals tonight for dinner. Hamburgers today for lunch and chicken tonight for dinner.”Wallace said the company’s owner allowed him to use the mobile kitchen to cook food, which was donated by Walmart.Across the county at Centerville Baptist Church, volunteers spent the morning cooking a huge pot of jambalaya to feed 100 people.“Anybody that’s in need and first responders. Their service is greater than what we’re doing,” said church member Douglas Grammer. After the tornadoes cleared, three people were killed in Walthall County and some people were missing. Chief Deputy Toney Rushing said Sunday that everyone has been accounted for.“There are several that are injured,” Rushing said.There is a lot to be done to help the affected communities recover from the storm. The Walthall County Sheriff’s Department is making sure all the roads are clear for rescue and recovery crews to get through.

      Tornadoes left extensive damage in the Salem community of Walthall County. Large trees and power lines were knocked down across roads by Saturday’s powerful storms.

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      With all the destruction, there was hope. Jones Capital, a company from Hattiesburg, spent Sunday providing hundreds of meals for people in need.

      “We plan to be out here today providing lunch for around 300,” said Chris Wallace, with Jones Capital. “We plan to serve around 300 meals tonight for dinner. Hamburgers today for lunch and chicken tonight for dinner.”

      Wallace said the company’s owner allowed him to use the mobile kitchen to cook food, which was donated by Walmart.

      Across the county at Centerville Baptist Church, volunteers spent the morning cooking a huge pot of jambalaya to feed 100 people.

      “Anybody that’s in need and first responders. Their service is greater than what we’re doing,” said church member Douglas Grammer.

      After the tornadoes cleared, three people were killed in Walthall County and some people were missing. Chief Deputy Toney Rushing said Sunday that everyone has been accounted for.

      “There are several that are injured,” Rushing said.

      There is a lot to be done to help the affected communities recover from the storm. The Walthall County Sheriff’s Department is making sure all the roads are clear for rescue and recovery crews to get through.