Stacey Ricks (left) of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency presents Michael Purdy with a plaque certifying that Panola County has achieved “Class 8” certification through the National Flood Insurance Program. Purdy, a county employee, is the flood plain manager whose work since 2009 has helped lower insurance costs 10 percent for about 70 property owners who participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Purdy won a statewide award last year recognizing his success in fixing deficien