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Date Headline/Link Agency
2011
05/20 Mayor, Metro Council Dedicate Bellevue Bridge Renamed to Honor Flood Victims Public Works
04/06 Metro Center Levee Improvement Project to Begin in May CityPaper
03/23 Metro Arts Commission Opens 'Spirit of the River' Exhibit Arts Commission
02/15 Mayor Announces Process to Develop Unified Flood Preparedness Program Mayor
02/09 Garth Brooks Nashville Concerts Raise $5 Million to Help Flood Victims in Tennessee CFMT
02/07 Bellevue Bridge Renamed to Honor Flood Victims Tennessean
01/17 Mayor Launches Volunteer Project to Cleanup Flooded Waterways on National Day of Service Mayor
01/13 IRS Offers Tips for Tax Filers Who Were Flood Victims in 2010 IRS
2010
12/28 FEMA Asks Tennesseans to Resolve to be Ready in 2011 FEMA
11/29 FEMA Approves First Round of Hazard Mitigation Home Buyouts Mayor
11/10 Local CPAs, Tax Pros Available to Assist Flood Survivors Flood Recovery Team
11/09 Nashville Launches Enhanced Emergency Alert System OEM
11/01 Garth Brooks announces flood relief concert on December 17 at Bridgestone Arena Mayor
10/21 Mayor announces city-wide oral history project to document the events of the May flood Mayor
10/19 Citizens Invited to Participate in Flood Recovery Design Workshops This Saturday Flood Recovery Team
10/15 Interactive Website Launched To Collect Community Ideas For Flood Recovery Plan Flood Recovery Team
10/14 FEMA Awards More Than $11 Million For Cleanup Of Schermerhorn Symphony Center In Nashville FEMA
10/11 Community Input Vital to This Week’s “Discovery Day” Sessions on Long Term Recovery Flood Recovery Team
10/07 CMA Donates Record $2.9 Million From 2010 CMA Music Festival To Support Music Education and Aid Flood Relief In Metro Nashville CMA World
10/06 Mayor to attend first public input meeting for Long Term Recovery Plan Flood Recovery Team
10/05 Metro Launches Long Term Flood Recovery Plan Effort Flood Recovery Team
9/20 Metropolitan Government of Nashville awarded $10.7 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for disaster relief Mayor
9/16 ‘We Are Home’ Awards Close to $3 million in Rebuilding Aid to Over 100 Metro Flood Victims Mayor
9/14 Businesses With Preparedness Plans More Likely To Survive Disasters TEMA/FEMA
9/13 Recovery Team Announces Tax Relief Community Meeting Dates Flood Recovery Team
9/13 The Community Foundation Makes Additional Round of Flood Relief Grants CFMT
8/31 Relief Available for Flood Victims from Local, State, Federal Taxes Flood Recovery Team
8/31 No Matter Where You Live, Flood Insurance Is Vital TEMA/FEMA
8/30 To-Date The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Has Awarded $2.9 Million in Flood Relief Grants to More Than 75 Organizations Community Foundation
8/24 With FEMA's Help, West Nashvillian Returns to 'New Old' Home TEMA/FEMA
8/18 Property Tax Relief Application Deadline is September 1 TEMA
8/12 North Nashville Group To Host School Supply Giveaway NNFRG
8/06 Free Flood Construction Debris Disposal for Metro Residents Extended Until September PW
8/06

Federal Disaster Assistance To Tennesseans Tops $300 Million · FEMA Disaster Assistance County By County

TEMA/FEMA
8/02 Recovery Roundup: Registration Deadline Looms; Assistance Tops $296 Million TEMA/FEMA
7/28 New care manager reaches out to older adults needing assistance with flood recovery Fifty Forward
7/12 United Way Launches Program to Help Long-Term Recovery Needs of Flood Victims United Way
7/09 Hands On Nashville and Rebuilding Together Nashville Announce Rebuilding Partnership HON
7/08 Bredesen Announces Federal Farm Assistance for 11 More Counties State of TN
6/29 We Are Home: Mayor announces local assistance program for flood victims Mayor
6/22 Metro Water Services Announces Home Buyout Program Water
6/15 More Than 2,100 Residential Building Permits Issued Since Flood Mayor
6/14 Public Works Closes Temporary Flood Debris Sites PW
6/03 Facts on Metro Nashville’s Development of a Hazard Mitigation Home Buyout Program Mayor
6/03 Facts on Metro Nashville’s Development of a Hazard Mitigation Home Buyout Program in Response to the May 2010 Flood Mayor
6/03 Metro Announces Disaster Relief Community Shred Event PW
6/03 Public Works Announces Program for New Construction Debris Disposal for Residents PW
6/02 Mayor Announces Details of Business Response Team Efforts to Assist with Flood Recovery Mayor
6/01 Mayor Announces K. R. Harrington Water Treatment Plant is Back in Service Mayor
5/27 Homeowners Can Apply Online For Flood-Related Building Permits Mayor
5/27 Metro Asks Residents To Set Out Flood Debris For Pickup By June 1 PW
5/19 Mayor: Recovery Team’s Purpose Is To Get Help To People Who Need It Mayor
5/19 Mayor, Department Heads to Provide Flood Recovery Updates Press Conference to be Broadcast Live on Metro 3 and Nashville.gov Mayor
5/15 SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Private Non-Profit Organizations in Tennessee SBA
5/14 Metro Codes & Building Safety, Metro Water Services Permit Offices Open Saturday OEM
5/14 Mayor Establishes Framework for Long-Term Flood Recovery Efforts Mayor
5/13 Emergency Food And Cash Assistance To Help Davidson County Residents Affected By Floods OEM
5/12 Metro Search Team Recovers Flood Victim Near Mill Creek OEM
5/12 Mayor And Big Kenny Distribute Bottled Water To Flood Victims, Nashville Residents Conserving Water OEM
5/11 Metro Health Department Sees Decline Among Residents Seeking Tetanus Vaccine at Disaster Information Centers HEALTH
5/11 Mayor Dean Tours Impacted Downtown Business District With SBA Administrator Karen Mills OEM
5/10 Mayor Dean Extends State Of Emergency For Davidson County OEM
5/10 Mayor To Hold Briefing Today At 2:30 PM OEM
5/10 Metro to Waive Disposal Fees at Convenience Centers for Residents PW
5/10 HUD Secretary Donovan And Commerce Secretary Locke To Tour Nashville, Memphis Flood-Damaged Areas HUD
5/09 Mayor To Visit Public Works Fleet Monday at 6 a.m. OEM
5/09 HUD Secretary Donovan And Commerce Secretary Locke To Tour Flood-Damaged Areas With Mayor Dean OEM
5/08 Nashville Businesses Do Their Part To Conserve WS
5/08 U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Tours Nashville Flood Damage, Meets With Mayor Dean And Governor Bredesen OEM
5/07 Web site links those offering, seeking housing following the flood MDHA
5/07 Current Damage Assessment Tops $1.5 Billion In Property Damage OEM
5/07 Mayor To Hold Briefing Today At 11 A.M. OEM
5/06 Limited bus service resumed today MTA
5/06 Public Works Begins Emergency Roadway Repairs OEM
5/06 Cumberland River Now Below Flood Stage OEM
5/06 Mayor to Hold Briefing Today at 4:45 P.M. OEM
5/06 Mayor To Hold Media Availability Today At 1 P.M. OEM
5/06 Metro Center To Reopen At Noon; Some Streets Remain Flooded OEM
5/06 Mayor to Hold Briefing Today at 11 A.M. OEM
5/05 Bottled Water Distribution Will Begin At 9 A.M. OEM
5/05 Updated Services, Debris Collection Guidelines for Davidson County Residents PW
5/05 Metro Urges Conservation as Clean Water Supply Diminishing WS
5/05 Metro Government Offices and Court Proceedings to Resume Thursday OEM
5/05 Urban Search And Rescue Teams To Search Impacted Neighborhoods Today OEM
5/05 Disaster Debris Guidelines for Metro Residents PW
5/04 Cooper Issues FEMA Assistance Instructions Rep Jim Cooper
5/04 President Obama Approves Federal Disaster Relief Funds OEM
5/04 Mayor to Hold Briefing Today at 6:15 P.M. OEM
5/04 Environment and Conservation Commissioner Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Order for Davidson, Williamson Counties TDEC
5/04 Public Works Announces Guidelines for Residential Flood Debris Collection  PW
5/04 Recovery Efforts Expand as Cumberland River Begins to Recede OEM
5/04 Mayor to Hold Briefing Today at 11 A.M. OEM
5/04 Power Out in a Large Portion of Downtown OEM
5/03 National Weather Service Revises Projected Cumberland River Crest Level To 52.5 Feet OEM
5/03 Residents Urged to Evacuate Pennington Bend Area Near Opryland Hotel OEM
5/03 Cumberland River At Flood Level Expected To Crest At 51.5 Feet OEM
5/03 Governor Bredesen to Tour Flood Damaged Areas of Tennessee State of TN
5/03 OEM Establishes Joint Information Center At Belmont University For Communication To The Public Through Media OEM
5/02 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Activates Disaster Response Funds to Support Flood Relief Mayor
5/02 Metro Media Availability at 4 P.M. Today OEM
5/02 Cumberland River At Flood Level, Expected To Reach 50 Feet By Midnight OEM
5/02 OEM Confirms Total of Five Fatalities Thought to be Flood Related OEM
5/02 Full Resources of Metro Government Working on Rescue Effort, Planning Recovery Efforts OEM
5/02 Mayor Dean Declares Countywide State of Emergency OEM
5/02 Sanitation and safety advice from the Health Department Mayor
5/02 MTA suspends operations OEM
5/02 Road closures and safety warnings, including a full list of street closings OEM