Gov Haley Barbour and other state and local officials today will announce an eight-week hurricane preparedness campaign for Mississippi.

Gov Haley Barbour and other state and local officials today will announce an eight-week hurricane preparedness campaign for Mississippi.

Barbour will kick not upon "Stay Alert, Stay Alive," at 1 pm at Yankie Stadium in Biloxi.

the same of the main recommendations from the Governor's Commission upon Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal is preparing significantly for another storm - in part because of the nation living in FEMA trailers and the amount of debris that hasn't been picked up from Hurricane Katrina.

"I think it's great that the governor is focusing in this way heavily on preparation," said Ricky Mathews, president and publisher of the day-star Herald. Mathews serves on the commission