10/21/2026
🌳 **HOLMES COUNTY POST-STORM RECOVERY UPDATE**
Holmes County continues to move forward with recovery efforts following the storm. **Significant progress has been made throughout our county, but recovery is not yet complete.**
**Salvation Army Assistance**
The Salvation Army has now concluded its hot meal and food distribution operations in Holmes County. We are extremely grateful to the Salvation Army, its volunteers, and everyone who worked to provide meals, water, food boxes and support to our residents during the immediate recovery period.
**Storm Debris Pickup Continues**
Debris removal crews continue working throughout Holmes County. At this time, there is no set completion date for debris pickup. Please be patient as crews continue working through affected areas and collecting eligible storm-related debris.
Residents who still have storm debris awaiting pickup should continue to keep it separated from normal household garbage and placed in an accessible location near the roadway without blocking traffic, drainage areas, mailboxes, fire hydrants or utility equipment.
**Please Continue to Use Caution**
Even as conditions return to normal, storm-damaged trees, hanging limbs and weakened structures may still present hazards. Please use caution when working around damaged areas and give debris-removal crews and equipment plenty of room to work.
**Recovery Is a Community Effort**
We have made tremendous progress, and that progress continues each day. We are grateful for our residents, first responders, public works and debris crews, volunteers, community organizations, businesses and outside agencies that stepped forward to help Holmes County.
**Recovery takes time, but Holmes County continues moving forward together.**
We will continue to provide updates as additional recovery information becomes available.
