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Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi: Supporting your local cooperative to serve you better The true power of locally-owned electric cooperatives are the consumer-members living and working in the communities they serve – and when those cooperatives are connected, their collective energy gives them statewide reach.

The Electric Cooperatives in Mississippi (ECM) serves in this “connector” role, supporting Mississippi’s cooperative members. On a statewide level, ECM’s main objective is to complement what Mississippi’s electric cooperatives do at the local level.

By amassing this collective – and important – work under one association, we ultimately form a stronger, unified voice. This voice, in turn, supports strategic efforts that aim to positively impact all of our members across rural Mississippi.

ECM represents and serves 26 electric cooperatives, helping provide electric services to nearly 800,000 meters – that translates to more than 1.8 million Mississippians served, covering 85 percent of the state’s landmass.

“ECM represents and serves 26 electric cooperatives, helping provide electric services to nearly 800,000 meters – that translates to more than 1.8 million Mississippians served, covering 85 percent of the state’s landmass.”

In our statewide capacity, it is our commitment to both facilitate and lead efforts in safety, education and training, economic development, legislative affairs, public policy, tax and regulatory matters and regional planning – all of which help each Mississippi electric cooperative run more smoothly, successfully and serve its members better.

In addition to the “business” side of our operation, ECM also takes a leadership role in programs supported by local electric cooperatives, such as

On the cover The Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Youth Leadership Program had 81 students at the 2019 Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.

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youth outreach. One of those is the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, a national program that sends more than 1,800 high school students from 43 states to Washington, D.C., every June. This year, 81 students from Mississippi, representing 20 local cooperatives, participated.

The Youth Tour, which you can read about in the following pages, provides students an inside look into state and federal government operations as well as incrediMy Opinion ble opportunities to learn Michael Callahan leadership skills and build Executive Vice President/CEO Electric Cooperatives relationships that will serve of Mississippi them for a lifetime. Another significant outcome of the program is that these students develop strong relationships with their sponsoring electric cooperative and often speak or volunteer at annual meetings and other cooperative events. The results are meaningful community service hours and experiences that often inspire college application essays or can lead to technical or member services career opportunities after graduation.

ECM’s role as “connector” also includes publishing Today in Mississippi. Through this monthly publication, we work hand-in-hand with your electric cooperative to bring our 470,000-plus readers stories celebrating life in Mississippi and our rich culture as well as important local industry news.

And, don’t forget that next month’s issue will debut in the new magazine format, which we are excited to share with you!

These are just a few of the many ways that ECM supports local electric cooperatives across the state, and everything we do is focused on this one goal: working alongside our cooperatives to better serve you, our communities and Mississippi.

Visit us at www.ecm.coop.com to learn more.

Today in Mississippi OFFICERS Randy Smith - President Keith Hayward - First Vice President Kevin Bonds - Second Vice President Eddie Howard - Secretary/Treasurer EDITORIAL STAFF Michael Callahan - CEO Ron Stewart - Sr. VP, Communications Sandra Buckley - Editor Mark Bridges - Manager, Support Services Elissa Fulton - Communications Specialist Rickey McMillan - Graphics Specialist Kevin Wood - Graphics Specialist Chris Alexander - Administrative Assistant

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The beauty of a winter snowstorm, Once in a blue moon Raindrops clinging to a leaf After a spring rain The laughter of children playing in the red dirt, The taste of blackberry cobbler and teacakes On a Sunday afternoon Listening to the whippoorwills On a summer night in June Wild violets growing in the woods, From the Delta to the Coast Bluegrass music, the lighthouse, Cotton fields as far as you can see Dogwood trees, azaleas, roses and butterflies Mississippi is … to me

The Official Publication of the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Today in Mississippi is brought to you by your member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative to inform you about your cooperative and its various services, including wise energy use. If you are not a member of a subscribing cooperative, you can purchase a subscription for $9.50 per year.

Today in Mississippi (ISSN 1052-2433) is published 11 times a year (Jan.-Nov.) by Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Inc., P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300, or 665 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157. Phone 601-605-8600.

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A question for my readers Mr. Roy recently asked me this question, and I failed on my answer. Where is the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library located? As I pondered my answer, I said, “Well, I remember from teaching high school history that he was born and grew up in Ohio. I’ll say somewhere in Ohio.�

I knew that Mr. Roy had recently read a book on the life of Grant, and I also knew I was in for a history lesson.

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It’s located at Mississippi State University in the Mitchell Memorial Library and opened in November 2017. It is only one of six universities in the country that houses a presidential library, and I want to go visit it.� I said, “Let’s go in a couple days; Grin ‘n’ but first, give me Bare It a crash course on

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Mr. Roy proceeded to tell me about his military career, his rise to general of all Union Armies and his defeat of Robert E. Lee. I said, “I remember a lot of what you told me, and I also remember that the high school history books were very critical of his presidency.� Mr. Roy said, “The Chernow book cleared up a lot of the criticisms of Grant both as a military man and as president. There were reports during the war and during his presidency that he was an alcoholic. But, according to his closest associates, these stories were mostly false or overly exaggerated. There were also several scandals during his presidency, but all were caused by people in his cabinet or

other appointed positions. There were never any accusations that Grant did anything illegal or dishonest. We are leaving early Friday morning, so be ready.�

To house the vast amount of material associated with the Grant Library, the university added a fourth floor to the Mitchell Memorial Library. This is now the home of 17,000 linear feet of documents, books, manuscripts and artifacts associated with the life of President Grant. The collection includes correspondence from Grant and his family, civil war generals and common soldiers, clothing, china, books owned by the Grant family and a variety of 19th century objects bearing Grant’s image. For anyone doing research for a book or just to answer a question, the Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University is the place to visit.

We left home early Friday morning and had no trouble locating the library, even though as Mr. Roy likes to say, “Mississippi State sure has changed since the early- to mid-1950s.� We did visit the campus parking website online and printed a temporary parking pass. And you may want to consider doing this when you plan your visit. When we arrived at the Grant Library on the fourth floor of the Mitchell Memorial Library, we were warmly greeted and provided all of the guidance we needed to enjoy our tour. The presidential library is new and modern with “hands-on visual aids,� exhibits and artifacts that do an excellent job of describing the life of Ulysses S. Grant. But as Mr. Roy reminded me, the majority of the research material is stored and protected in rooms behind public view.

As we headed back to Lucedale, I told Mr. Roy, “Thank you for a very enjoyable day and tour of the Grant Presidential Library, it is something that Mississippians should visit and be proud of. Now, when and where do we eat?�

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CLEAN KITCHEN: healthy habits for real life

By Sandra M. Buckley “Most people envision ‘healthy eating’ as salads and chicken for the rest of their life,” said Jamie Page of Hattiesburg. “They believe in order to be healthy or to lose weight there should be some sort of suffering that goes with it. But eating well does not mean cutting flavor or starving!”

And that core belief is what led Page and business partner Kellar McAlister to launch Clean Kitchen, a pioneering program that focuses on developing lifestyle habits that promote whole body health – including nutritious cooking and eating, fitness and quality sleep. And, central to Clean Kitchen’s message is that healthy living does not mean giving up delicious food or needing to spend hours cooking complicated recipes.

Clean Kitchen’s program, the 12 Week Challenge, is an online, coach-based course designed to teach

Avocado Brownies

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I Pantry: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ⁄3 cup honey 1 ⁄2 cup coconut flour 1 ⁄3 cup cocoa 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 ⁄4 cup dark chocolate chips (optional) Nonstick cooking spray Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, blend avocados, applesauce, vanilla extract and honey. Transfer to a large bowl and whisk in Egg Beaters. Then, add coconut flour, cocoa, baking soda and chocolate chips. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray and bake for 25 minutes (or a little less for a fudgier consistency). Let cool before serving.

and establish lifestyle habits through meal planning, consistency and accountability.

Each participant has a personal coach and together will customize Jamie Page, Clean Kitchen the challenge to fit his or her goals, whether that is losing weight, building muscle, making better food choices or managing portion control, improving existing medical conditions or preventing diseases and illnesses. An easyto-use app serves as the activity hub for participants and conveniently assists them in managing daily food logs, tracking progress and communicating with their coach.

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Sweet Potato & Apple Hash I Fresh: 1 sweet potato, skinned and chopped 1 apple, chopped 1 ⁄4 white or yellow onion, chopped 1 cup spinach, chopped (optional) I Pantry: 1 can tomato sauce 1 can diced tomatoes 1 packet McCormick’s Thick & Zesty Spaghetti Sauce Mix Salt, to taste In a medium saucepan, add oil and heat on low/medium heat.

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successfully completed a 12 Week Challenge event.

Strategically designed for “real life,” Clean Kitchen’s challenge is not a diet program. “Counting calories or macronutrients is just not practical for the everyday person looking to feel better and improve their body composition,” said Page. “And honestly, most of the time the counting is very inaccurate and also creates an obsession with hitting the ‘numbers’ instead of focusing on the nutrients your body needs. In real life, we do not need complicated math equations to build our plates. We are all different and different sizes; and most times, our hand-size is pretty spot-on to what our bodies need at each meal. By using hand portion sizes, we get our clients to focus more on the quality of their food.”

To complement the challenge and reach more people, Page and McAlister published “Clean Kitchen: the Cookbook,” which is filled with “recipe re-vamps” of flavor-packed comfort foods that are easy, tasty and quick to make using simple, wholesome ingredients.

“For most people, complicated recipes are one of the barriers to eating healthy,” Page explained. “When Kellar and I were writing the cookbook, we made a deal that any recipe we put in it would have ingredients that could be found at any local grocery store and that would not take more than 20 minutes to prep.”

Packed with cooking tips and other valuable resources, the cookbook is much more than a collection of recipes. “I know with each copy sold, we just planted a seed,” said Page, sharing that the hope is that people add the recipes to their rotation in meal planning – building momentum for enjoying cooking and eating healthy. “If the cookbook does that, then we just changed someone’s quality of life forever.”

Visit www.vsccleankitchen.com for more information on the Clean Kitchen 12 Week Challenge, which begins August 18, or to order the cookbook.

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AN OLD MAN’S MEMORIES OF AUGUST

While not the same stream the boy fished in his youth, he surely would have celebrated one this clear and serene. Photo by Tony Kinton.

Once upon a time and far, far away, there was a boy. “Wait,” someone will shout. “That sounds like an elementary opening to a fairy tale. Can’t you write a better lead than that?” Perhaps, but I hold to the one offered above. There are fairies and giants and heroes; still, the following story is unlike others we have heard or read in that genre. It falls short of the common definition with which we are familiar because it is true.

This boy in question lived on a poor-dirt farm.

Other than Sunday church, Vacation Bible School and the annual practice of week-long revival services, he had little exposure during summers to the world outside those 80 acres. Work on that farm began early on with milder duties but morphed with years into more detailed and complex chores. Preparing for and planting crops, maintenance of those crops and harvesting them became common. So did tinkering with equipment to keep it serviceable.

Regarding equipment in that boy’s day, it was most rudimentary. A disk was the primary tool. And there was a stalk cutter made from cast-off road grader blades welded to a steel pipe which, in theory anyway, chopped the residue of corn and cotton after gathering. Planting of said crops, though done mechanically, was accomplished one row at a time. Plowing too. But life was good. Everything was not hot and dirty work.

Portions of a day or two per week involved walking to a creek less than a mile away, cane pole and a can of worms accompanying the boy. Most of these adventures were reserved for late afternoons, with redbellies the preferred specimen. But the occasional

catfish or bass came. That latter was colloquially known as trout in those days. The boy thought them exotic, though he preferred the taste of redbellies. He would take his catch home threaded onto a spindly green limb as shadows lengthened. He quickly prepared and presented the entire package to his mama.

She always congratulated him, and would more times than not fry them right then for supper. This exercise was usually in August, when gardens had been set aside and cotton picking or corn pulling not yet underway.

And there were other August days when the boy went with his daddy to the Pearl River, a Outdoors much more adventurous journey Today than that one to the creek. His

by Tony Kinton daddy liked to fish, and August generally initiated a season that worked well for spotted cats, his daddy’s favorite. The man knew how to catch spotted cats. August, for the most part, saw waters low, currents gentle and sandbars embracing edges all along the river’s course. The boy’s daddy understood that spotted cats would be there, cloistered in holes along steep banks or tucked snugly in debris of downed trees that eroding currents had unearthed from those banks. He would dangle limb hooks there. It was glorious.

When I think about the entire matter more, this story definitely has a fairy-tale flavor. There was that

once-upon-a-time thing, mid 1950s or so. There was that far, far away element. Today, however, that is more accurately measured by chronology than geography. And there definitely was a boy; I knew him.

There were fairies, seen by the boy, in sunlight glittering on the surface of placid water; dragonflies sitting on cattail stalks; green herons fishing the shallows. There were giants too. Some were only perceived, like an owl hooting in the distance. But there was a real giant out there; his name was Fear.

And there was heroism; this displayed not so much in the boy as it was in his parents. Often times, heroism required nothing more from them than to just be there. That, the boy later realized, was a feat demanding the strength of Atlas.

I haven’t seen the boy in nigh on 60 years. I hear, however, that he is doing well. Since he is my age, that is quite the accomplishment. I hear that he has experienced pain and pleasure, sorrow and joy, failure and success. He has stood nose-to-nose with that giant. I am told he credits his resolve and endurance to that upbringing of hard work and proper teaching.

He kept his eyes, now failing him, on the goal. And a key component in all this, he has said, were those youthful days at that little church down the road from where he grew up.

This, as it turns out, is a genuine fairy tale after all.

Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for 30 years.

His latest book is “Rambling Through Pleasant Memories.”

Visit www.tonykinton.com for more information.

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By Elissa Fulton Eighty-one of Mississippi’s finest high school juniors spent a week in June exploring the nation’s capital and making new friends, courtesy of their local electric cooperative.

The students that participated in the 33rd annual Mississippi Electric Cooperative Youth Tour were able to visit many of the capital’s most significant historical and cultural sites during the tour. They also joined more than 1,800 participants from 43 other states as a part of the national electric cooperative program for the annual Youth Day. The day was filled with motivational speakers and information about unique cooperative opportunities available to students. 2019 Youth Leadership Council Member and National Spokesperson Wallace Bass was invited back to speak to the students during Youth Day. Wallace was sponsored by Central Electric Power Association in Carthage.

A highlight was a visit to the U.S. Capitol, where Rep. Michael Guest carried on the tradition of escorting Mississippi students to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Guest told the students about the historical artifacts significant to the Capitol Building. After the Capitol tour, each student had the opportunity to visit the office of his or her congressman.

The workshop in Jackson, held in February, and Youth Tour are components of the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi (ECM) Youth Leadership Program. Participants are chosen through a competitive process sponsored by their electric cooperative.

“We are strong advocates of providing resources to educate and encourage our young people,” said Ron Stewart, ECM senior vice

Mississippi’s participants in the 33rd annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour met with Rep. Michael Guest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.

president. “Our investment in this program has produced outstanding dividends as we see many of our past participants serving in leadership roles in our communities, schools and government. They have accepted our challenge and are using their skills to make a difference. Their involvement is a true example of the success this program has experienced in the past 33 years.”

2019 Mississippi Youth Tour delegates and their sponsoring electric cooperatives are Alcorn County EPA: Alana Hillard,

MISSISSIPPI YOUTH LEADERS

Rep. Guest gave Youth Tour students a tour of the Capitol, beginning in the National Statuary Hall, which is devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans throughout history.

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Payne Sleeper; Central EPA: James Carpenter, John Carpenter, Savanna Greer, Callum Mann, Brooks McDill, Kathryn Moss, Brack Rudolph; Coast Electric: Caleb Bergmann, Jordan Calomese, Alaina Olsen, Mary Thames; Dixie Electric: Lorin Brown, Courtney Lee; East Mississippi EPA: Khadijah Bell, Daneel Konnar, Judson Moore, Maggie Phillips, Shelbie Dean Reid; 4-County EPA: Ben Brown, Carrington Davis, Ethan Sevier, Zachary Wilson; Magnolia Electric Power: Baleigh Brumfield, Abby Burris, Carley Craig, Amia Miller; Natchez Trace EPA: Seth Burks, Chris Mathieu; North East Mississippi EPA: Johnathyn Assad, Mason Bay, Jed Fitts, Murphy Grace Smith, Tamyia Spencer; Northcentral EPA: Grady Brooks, Bobby Current, Anna Ruth Doddridge, Kennedi Evans, Xavier Harrell, Avery Hughes, Madi Jones, Dreanna Leake, Morgan Lee, Sammy Lee, Caroline McIntosh, Katie Payne, Kevin Rico, Alex Sanderlin, Danielle Smith, Morgan Vanderburg; Pearl River Valley EPA: Eli Johnson, Hannah Phipps; Singing River Electric: Sarah Hults, Carly Jones, Jeb Wells, Madisyn Peterson; Southern Pine Electric: Hunter Lee, Ethan McNair; Southwest Electric: John Michael Chance III, Graci Malone, Layna Myers, Carleigh Sproulls; Tallahatchie Valley EPA: Grant Burress, Claye Childers, Taylor Dean, Mary Grace Dickerson, J’Kayla Pomerlee, Abbi Roark, Ben Rowsey; Tombigbee EPA: Sara Taylor Baker, Alisha Boren, Tara Beth Buse, Haley Dean, Chloe Evans, Lakin Hamm, Cameron Mayes; Twin County EPA: Ethan Blasingame, Williette Kingdom; and Yazoo Valley EPA: Hunter Barron, Peyton Jones.

Cooperative Energy sponsored a student representing Singing River Electric.

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Tombigbee Electric Power Tupelo 662-842-7635 • Fulton 662-862-3146 • www.tombigbeeelectric.com

Guided by our membership and core principles

Annual Meeting August 10, 2019 This edition features Board Governance ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING We invite all members to attend our association’s annual meeting.

Members will hear operational reports for the previous fiscal year and transact certain business defined by the bylaws and properly on the meeting agenda.

The meeting is held the first Saturday after the first Monday in August at our headquarter facilities located at 1346 Auburn Road in Tupelo. The 2019 annual meeting will be held Saturday, August 10, at 10:00 a. m.

The annual meeting starts the director election process. The annual meeting is held for the primary purpose of nominating directors who shall be elected by the members to serve for a three-year term.

A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL HISTORY WE ARE PROUD OF It is important to note and understand that electric power associations are member-owned, not-for-profit cooperatives and governed by a local board of directors made up of members elected by the membership. Our board is composed entirely of members who are themselves owners, which allows for continued local control of our electric power association. Because our directors are members themselves, they make decisions with the welfare of our local association’s membership foremost in mind.

You and other members can participate in the director election process at

our annual membership meeting. The board of directors employs a general manager to supervise the association’s daily operations and to carry out the directives and policies established by the board. Because electric power associations are not beholden to investors or profit motives, they remain true to our founders’ vision of a memberfocused, service-oriented electric power association, which has been a successful and proven way to do business for more than 84 years.

The following information will be helpful in understanding various aspects of electric power associations and how our association operates.

WHO IS A MEMBER OF TOMBIGBEE ELECTRIC ?

As required by our bylaws, any living person, or existing firm, entity, association, corporation, or body politic or subdivision thereof will become a member of Tombigbee Electric Power Association upon receipt of electric service from the Cooperative, provided that he/she or it has first: a - Reached at least the age of majority and/or otherwise lawfully has the requisite power to enter into binding contracts in the State of Mississippi b - Made a written application for membership in the Cooperative c - Agreed to purchase from the Cooperative electric energy, or any other lawful products or services, as hereinafter specified or otherwise as may be allowed by law, upon the terms, conditions and rates as may be

set from time to time by the Cooperative d - Agreed to accept the responsibilities of membership and to participate in and benefit from the cooperative principles upon which the Cooperative is based e - Agreed to comply with and be bound by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Cooperative and any rules, policies, guidelines and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Cooperative f - Provided sufficient documentation necessary such that it might be determined to the satisfaction of the Cooperative that he/she or it has an interest in, rights to, or necessary permission relating to any real property, including without limitation any leasehold or other interests therein, for which electric service is being sought; and g - Paid the membership fee hereinafter specified.

Tombigbee Electric members may attend monthly board meetings.

DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP In order to be eligible to become or remain a member of the Board of Directors of Tombigbee Electric Power Association. in general, a person: 1 - Must be of the age of majority, with the capacity to enter into legally binding contracts in the State of Mississippi

2 - Must be a duly qualified member of Tombigbee Electric Power Association 3 - Must be a bona fide resident in the area served or to be served by Tombigbee Electric Power Association 4 - Must neither themselves nor their spouse be presently or have been previously employed by Tombigbee Electric Power Association for a period of at least five (5) years prior to their nomination 5 - Must not be in any way employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise or business, which shall include any other utility or business selling or distributing any product or energy resource, or business which supplies TEPA with significant electrical energy supplies.

DIRECTOR TERMS Five directors are elected each year, three (3) members who shall reside in Lee, Union, Pontotoc, Chickasaw and that portion of Monroe County that is adjacent to Lee County, and two (2) members residing in Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo, or that portion of Monroe County that is adjacent to Itawamba County. These directors will serve a three-year term.

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These 5 Directors up for re-election in August 2019

PRESIDENT

Jimmy Gray, 9, Fulton,

Malcolm Wesson, 3, East Tupelo,

John T. McFerrin, 6, Mantachie,

Julius K. (Buddy) Palmer, 15,

Joseph P. (Pat) Carr, 33, Saltillo,

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Retired Insurance Agent

MDWF Conservation Officer

Tupelo, Retired Merchant

Retired Justice Court Judge

Ballots will be mailed out each year to members to be voted according to instructions provided on the ballot

These 10 Directors completing 3-year terms

Guy T. Harris, 26, Saltillo,

Brenda Shumpert, 11, Richmond,

Jim Gray, 7, Fulton,

Steve Holland, 19, Plantersville,

Retired Law Enforcement & Salesman

Florist/Merchant

Appliance Sales & Service

Funeral Director State Representative

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Andy Spradling, 2, Mantachie,

Lynn Turner, 2, Eggville,

Cecil Weeks, 22, Auburn

Kelly W. (Chip) Prestage, 8, Fulton,

Don Knight, 19, Saltillo,

Retired ICC Campus Security

Construction Contractor

Retired Superintendent of Education/Education Consultant

Merchant

VICE PRESIDENT

F. G. Wiygul, Jr., 20, Fulton, Retired Superintendent of Education

Restaurant Owner/Operator

Ballot Production Process Ballots used for voting in Tombigbee Electric elections are printed by an outside vendor. Ballots will be mailed out each year to members to be voted according to instructions provided on the ballot. This year, watch for your ballot to be delivered in the U.S. mail after August 17.

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Visit to nation’s capital inspires

Youth Tour Students YOUTH TOUR STUDENTS Front row, left to right: Lakin Hamm, Tara Beth Buse and Sara Taylor Baker.

Back row, left to right: Haley Dean, Chloe Evans, Cameron Mayes and Alisha Boren.

Lake Little, Haley Fye and Clay Walters enjoy a busy tour of memorials, monuments and museums surrounding the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Below, they visit the Marine Corps War Memorial.

Since the 1950s, high school students representing electric cooperatives from all across the United States have participated in the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour event in Washington, D.C. As this esteemed program is steeped in building lasting leadership abilities, its success and growth are continuously on the rise – with this year more than 1,800 of rural America’s best and brightest students, representing 43 states, participating. They visited the nation’s capital, taking in historic sites and educational opportunities made available to them through this life-changing, all-expenses paid experience.

Tombigbee Electric Power Association sponsored eight of the 81 students representing Mississippi electric cooperatives. While the tour is filled with fun activities, its primary mission is to educate students about our country’s legislative and political process as well as the

significance of rural electrification. The students even met and visited with many of Mississippi’s elected officials to learn and see first-hand how the federal government operates and how legislation affects every American.

The Youth Tour is sponsored locally by Tombigbee EPA, organized statewide by the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi and nationally by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). This year, Sara Taylor Baker, Alisha Boren, Tara Beth Buse, Courtney Cochran (attended the Leadership Workshop in February, but was unable to attend Youth Tour), Haley Dean, Chloe Evans, Lakin Hamm and Cameron Mayes represented Tombigbee. Sara Taylor, the daughter of Janis and Paul Baker of Tupelo, will be a senior at Mooreville High School. Alisha, the daughter of Candace and Jeff Boren of Baldwyn, will be a senior at Mantachie High School.

Tara Beth, the daughter of Tawana and Travis Buse of Tupelo, will be a senior at Mooreville High School. Courtney, the daughter of Teresa and Scott Cochran of Tupelo, will be a senior at Tupelo Christian Preparatory. Haley, the daughter of Leslie and Gary Dean of Saltillo, will be a senior at Saltillo High School. Chloe, the daughter of Melissa and Brad Evans of Plantersville, will be a senior at Nettleton High School. Lakin, the daughter of Vicki and Gary Hamm of Fulton, will be a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School. And Cameron, the son of Tracy Garmon and Christopher Mayes of Tupelo, will be a senior at Shannon High School.

These students were chosen to participate through an application and interview process in November 2018 during their junior year in high school. In February 2019, they attended the Youth Leadership Workshop in Jackson. Though the workshop and the Washington, D.C., trip are invaluable experiences for the students, the relationships they had the opportunity to make with like-minded peers from across the state and the country will be one of the most long-term and rewarding measures of the Youth Tour.

“Youth Tour is unlike any other leadership program, said Haley. “It is inspiring to be around such a great

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The Tombigbee Electric student delegation visited the Jefferson Memorial (left), the United States Air Force Memorial (bottom left) and the Washington National Cathedral (below).

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group of students from not only your state, but your nation. I will never forget this trip and these friendships that will last forever.

We came here as strangers and now we are one big happy family. Youth Tour will always have a special place in my heart that I will treasure. I will forever be greatful for my amazing state and Tombigbee Electric for this life-changing experience.”

During the seven-day Youth Tour, the students visited historical and cultural sites, monuments and memorials, such as the World War II Memorial, Korean War, FDR, Lincoln, Air Force, Jefferson, The United States Marine Corps War Memorial and the memorial dedicated to the victims of the tragic 9/11 terrorist attack at the Pentagon.

In addition, they also toured museums, including the Newseum, a seven-floor, interactive museum dedicated to first amendment rights, journalistic ethics and popular historic news events. Another favorite tour was the Smithsonian Museums of Air and Space, American History, Natural History and the National Gallery of Art. New additions this year included the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, both of which are a part of the Smithsonian Institute.

Many students elected to visit the Bible Museum as well.

A visit to Nationals Park was another

highlight for the participants, where they watched an exciting Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following the game, they watched a beautiful sunset from the roof of the John F. Kennedy Center, the United States National Cultural Center located on the Potomac River.

After a scenic drive down Massachusetts Avenue, also known as Embassy Row, the students enjoyed a guided tour of the Washington National Cathedral, the second largest cathedral in the U.S. A respectful visit to Arlington Cemetery gave the students the opportunity to reverently look on for the changing of the guard.

Here, they also visited the gravesites of several of our nation’s prominent figures, including John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, where since 1963 the eternal flame still burns.

“This has been a trip like no other,” said Alisha. “My grandfather is a Vietnam War Veteran and he has never gotten the chance to see some of his ‘buddies’ whose names are on that wall. This trip gave him the chance to see all of this freedom that he fought for.

He gets to see it through my eyes and me and him are forever grateful. The friends gained during this trip will never be forgotten.”

The pinnacle of the annual Youth Tour

is the day spent on Capitol Hill. Freshman Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District graciously continued the tradition of guiding the students on a VIP tour of the United States Capitol building that kicked-off with a rare opportunity to visit the floor of the U.S. House.

“This has been the experience of a lifetime,”said Chloe. “Thanks to this program, I have many doors opened for me. It was my first Washington, D.C., visit and plane ride!

I will remember the students and my Mississippi group forever.”

After the tour, the day was filled with special congressional visits. The students visited and discussed current issues with Rep. Trent Kelly in the Longworth House Office Building. The students also had the opportunity to meet Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

“We are proud to be a part of a youth program focused on leadership development and encouraging our young leaders to make a difference in the lives of others. It is rewarding to know Tombigbee Electric is investing in young people and exposing them to why and how cooperatives operate, an upclose look at state and federal government and teambuilding exercises to help them learn the power of working together. We are extremely proud of our 2019 group of outstanding students.”

FUN FACT: Over the seven days of the Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., each student and advisor took more than 100,000 steps, 65 flights of stairs and walked a total of 50 miles!

Chloe Evans selected for a $500 leadership scholarship Chloe Evans was selected as a scholarship recipient at the leadership workshop in February. She was interviewed for the Youth Leadership Council position along with nine of her peers.

As the state runner-up she will receive a $500 scholarship upon graduating from Nettleton High School in May 2020.

We congratulate Chloe!

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Providing broadband has hurdles...

On Jan. 30, 2019, Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill into law allowing Tombigbee Electric and the other electric cooperatives in the state to provide broadband or high-speed internet service. We have received a number of questions about this, so I wanted to bring you, our members, up-to-date on what this means and how it affects the electric cooperatives in the state, specifically Tombigbee Electric.

The potential is significant. According to some reports, Mississippi ranks No. 49 in the U.S. in broadband availability. By allowing electric cooperatives to provide the service, and other companies stepping up, Mississippi could begin to move up in the rankings.

Education, Health Care, and Economic Development are areas that could benefit as Bill Long improved broadband is expandGeneral Manager ed throughout areas of the state.

There are obstacles, namely cost. If it were easy and inexpensive to do, the telecommunications companies would have already provided broadband service to rural areas, and the electric cooperatives would not need to get involved. But it’s not easy, nor is it inexpensive.

There are also questions. Are there enough households and businesses in our service area that would subscribe to the service to make the operation feasible? Will we need to hire additional employees and how many? Are there people available to hire with the necessary technical skills? These are just a few of the questions that will need to be addressed as we consider moving forward with broadband.

Yet electric cooperatives are uniquely

positioned in the state to take broadband further into the rural areas because we are already there. And our business model is different so we should be able to provide broadband service in a manner similar to how we provide electric service now. Further study by electric cooperatives around the state will continue to provide answers for these questions and others to determine if this is the right decision for the cooperative and its members. Every electric cooperative in the state may not be able to offer broadband. Some simply will not have enough households or businesses that will take the service for it to be feasible, as determined by each cooperative’s respective board of directors.

cooperative and its members. However, it can at the determination of its Board, make investments in or loans to its broadband subsidiary.

The law also requires the cooperative, if it decides to provide broadband service, to develop a plan for making broadband available to all its members.

Importantly, it does not require a cooperative to offer broadband and it prevents a cooperative from requiring a member to take the service.

What does this mean for Tombigbee Electric and its members? First, we think

improved broadband service to our members is a worthwhile endeavor and could have tremendous benefits for our community. However, it will be very expensive. We have obtained and are reviewing What exactly does the new law do? By law, several feasibility studies to ensure, to the greatest an interested electric cooperatives must do a extent possible, that providing the new service can feasibility study to determine if this can be stand on its own. Once the studies have done without putting the electric been completed, and sufficiently cooperative at significant risk. reviewed, our board of directors will Importantly, It allows the cooperative to consider the results and make the provide the service through decision whether Tombigbee it does not require a several options. proceeds with a broadband cooperative to offer Cooperatives may form subeffort or not at this time. If sidiaries, enter partnerships, approved by the board, staff broadband and it prevents or form other types of affiliwould begin developing busia cooperative from requiring a ness plans to determine the ates to provide broadband service. However, the law best method for deploying the member to take the prohibits an electric cooperaservice. service. tive from providing the service Finally, we will need patience through the cooperative itself. It from our members. The studies will must be done through a separate compatake time to review and verify. It will take ny, maintaining separate accounting. A cooperatime to develop business plans. And it will take tive cannot use electric revenue to provide broadyears to make it available to all our members if it is band service, again limiting the risk to the electric feasible and viable.

BROADBAND ENABLING ACT: ACTIVITY PROGRESSION 2019 House Bill 366 clears Public Utilities Committee JAN

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TEPA broadband meeting with “education sector”

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An interactive, hands-on program that introduces Mississippi students to documentary filmmaking

By Sandra M. Buckley “I have always been interested in sharing what I know about film with others, especially our youth,” said Wilma Clopton, Ph.D., of Jackson. “Our youth are eager to find their voice. They have something important to tell the world. They want to make a difference in their respective communities. They are our future, and I want them to find their voices and couch them in research that supports their eagerness to make a difference.”

Clopton is an award-winning film director and producer, writer and national speaker who has a deep passion for children, education, history and Mississippi. As president of NMHS Unlimited Film Productions, she has created a documentary filmmaking workshop called Digital Magic as an educational outreach for students ranging from kindergarten to college.

“Digital Magic introduces students to the innovative world of documentary filmmaking, using the technology with which they are familiar, such as iPhones and iPads,” explained Clopton. “Participants become immersed in honing their skills in research, social studies, history, reading, language arts, social interaction, mathematics and critical thinking, while also building meaningful skillsets and confidence.”

Participants not only learn film terminology and research methods, they also get to plan, film and edit

research component of the project, it is a natural fit for their own short videos. “By learning the art of transDigital Magic to be hosted at libraries. By partnering forming their own stories into film, students have fun with the Mississippi Library Commission, the first prowhile also developing skillsets necessary to succeed in gram was conducted at the Medgar Evers Library in school and in life,” said Clopton.

Jackson and then followed by classes in Canton through Designed as a project-based learning experience, the Madison County Library Systems.

Digital Magic classes are funded through grants, dona“With the development of technologies in the past tions and/or by the presenting institution and are free 20 years, and the ability to share and exchange informafor students unless specified by the presenting institution, a new field has opened up around the concept of tion. And, students who may not have access to a smartdigital history,” said Hulen Bivins, executive director of phone, camera or iPad will have one provided. the Mississippi Library Commission. “Libraries repreWith class sizes of around 15 students or less, a sent the work of diverse set of talents, economic background, ethnicity information and race are represented. To complete a gatherers who class requires at least 8 hours, typiafford, to cally allotted over a period of anyone, the several days, and students “It is our responsibility, opportunity work in teams of two to and privilege, to share our to expand five people. The teams historical knowledge and skills their personal are challenged with with young Mississippians who and professiondeveloping their choal horizons. The sen topic into a story are looking for ways to share and variety of formats allows that will then culmidocument their own unique voices and a library to be more than a nate into a short docinterests with others. This is why we created depository of hardback umentary film – or the Digital Magic filmmaking program.” books and scrolls. That varidigital history – of 3 ety allows the library to to 5 minutes in length.

– Dr. Wilma Clopton, embrace many formats like Due to the extensive Digital Magic creator and instructor

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Left and above: Digital Magic students. Below: Digital Magic Teachers Workshop prepares educators from across Mississippi on the innovative program.

recordings, films and digital format materials. The interactive experience of the Digital Magic program is exciting.”

“Digital Magic is a great way to teach students something, but it’s also a great way to get young people to have interest in the public library,” added Tracy Carr, library services director for the Mississippi Library Commission. “Kids are easy to engage in libraries, but once they get a little older, we often lose them.

Filmmaking is fun and cool, and this type of program supports the idea that libraries are community centers.

It also supports the makerspace movement, which many libraries are getting involved in.”

The educational component built into Digital Magic helps instill confidence, a sense of accomplishment and establishes new skills. From various forms of research and interviewing expert subjects to script writing, time management and teamwork, participants gain long-term, valuable experience throughout the process.

“It is critical that each student understand what their own particular skillset might be and how to best use that skillset to tell a story,” said Clopton. “The program is designed to help participants understand that there are many ways to tell a story. And, we want our Digital Magic students to be able to tell a story in such a way that audiences will be able to walk away with a message that is thought provoking.”

Upon completion of each film, students will have summarized their thoughts, film footage, voice-overs and photographs into a format that tells a complete story – giving life to their message and voice.

“I am constantly amazed by the work of the students in each of the Digital Magic classes,” said Clopton.

“Students have explored everything from the lack of access to healthy foods on college campuses, to writing a poem, to overlay black and white photographs that the student took and paired with jazz as the musical score, to creating a cartoon about animals to discuss abuse.”

Lake Dodson, 18, is a student at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison who heard about Digital Magic from a friend who was working on a documentary with Dr. Clopton. “I joined him and jumped straight into the process of script making and throwing ideas around,” he said. “After many weeks of deliberation and hard work, we managed to finish our first documentary: ‘Debating Speech,’ which covered the history of speech and debate, all the way back to the Sumerians, leading up to where it is today. Then, we were ready for our next documentary and felt we were ready to tackle a more poignant subject. We decided to do a documentary about The Hollow, a historically African American section of Canton, where we both live. Dr. Clopton helped us out every step of the way, but made sure to loosely guide us, so that we could be self-reliant when crunch

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time came around. Overall, I would say that Dr. Clopton challenged our ideas of what makes a film great. A combination of her strong leadership and the recourses we had available to us at the Canton Library, we gained such valuable knowledge about planning, production, content and editing films.”

High school student William Lindsey also values his experience from Digital Magic. “I'd previously made short films for fun and didn't think I had much to learn in the way of filmmaking ... I was wrong ... very wrong,” he said. “Dr. Clopton helped me find passion in documentary filmmaking along with passion in storytelling that easily transfers over to my other pursuits. Dr. Clopton most of all helped me come to enjoy letting the people I interview make the narrative and let that lead me in the storytelling process instead of trying to forcefully create a full-fledged story and using the interviews to fill in the gaps.”

Films created by Digital Magic students have earned awards in state competitions as well as film festivals, locally and nationally. For Clopton, the ultimate reward of bringing Digital Magic to youth in Mississippi comes in “I’ve seen the another form. impact of Digital “I am more Magic firsthand, and it’s excited about truly stellar to see our the “ah-ha” moments I students in Mississippi see,” she said. experimenting with, and “The moment excelling at, documentary when stufilmmaking and dents see the digital storytelling.” importance of what they have – Al Wheat, Mississippi Department done, the exciteof Archives and History ment in their eyes and the recognition that they now have a tool that they can use to make a difference. It is at that moment I find joy, peace and the enthusiasm to do more.”

“Dr. Clopton is a very passionate and engaging speaker, and when I heard about this program, I was struck by what a great idea it was to teach filmmaking and storytelling to students whose stories and voices haven’t traditionally been heard,” added Carr. “While young people may write a song or take a photograph, filmmaking requires training and equipment that’s not available to everyone. Digital Magic makes it something accessible and doable.”

The program’s success continues to grow, as it is now also being hosted at museums and colleges. Its statewide partnerships have also expanded. “The Mississippi Library Commission, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH), the Greater Jackson Arts Council and SCORE Mississippi have been extremely supportive of our efforts,” added Clopton. “Many doors have been opened because of their interest in Digital Magic.”

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DIGITAL MAGIC In addition, Digital Magic Teachers Workshops have been implemented to provide Mississippi educators with model lesson plans and learn how to effectively incorporate film projects into the classroom. “We are able to provide instruction to teachers who see the program as another tool to support their teaching efforts, especially since they are able to incorporate mathematics, language arts, history, social studies, communication and interpersonal relationship skill-building as a part of the teaching process,” explained Clopton.

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“From the first time I met Dr. Wilma Clopton, it was clear that she wants what is best for students and educators in our state,” said Al Wheat, director of education at MDAH. “She truly ‘gets it;’ and with the work she is doing, I can only see positive outcomes for enhancing 21st century skills in our students. I’ve seen the impact of Digital Magic firsthand, and it’s truly stellar to see our students in Mississippi experimenting with, and excelling at, documentary filmmaking and digital storytelling.”

“Dr. Wilma Clopton has a great love of Mississippi and its history,” added Brother Rogers, director, programs and communication division at MDAH. “MDAH was thrilled to have her lead a teacher workshop to help teachers understand how to teach students to make documentaries. Students who use this cutting-edge technology will help preserve our state's history in new ways.”

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At my home landscape in Ocean Springs, we’ve experienced some of the highest temperatures in several years.

Recently, we had a heat index above 115, which drove me indoors by about 11 a.m. that morning.

You may be like me and find that some of the needed landscape chores are simply not getting done in this heat.

But there are some plants that actually shine in this heat. One such group that refuses to wilt with the rest is the Rudbeckia.

Rudbeckias are among my summer favorites with their bright and sunnycolored flowers. It’s no wonder that Rudbeckias have been selected as a Mississippi Medallion and All-America Selections winner.

Rudbeckias have received recognition in Mississippi for their landscape and garden performance. In 1999, the Rudbeckia Indian Summer was selected as a Mississippi Medallion winner. This same variety previously was an AllAmerica Selection in 1995.

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The upright stems are sturdy enough to display huge flowers that can reach a whopping 9 inches across.

The petal colors are bright and cheery, ranging from sunshine yellow to warm oranges at the petal bases. Each flower has a delicious-looking, rich chocolate-brown center cone.

Cherokee Sunset, an All-America Selection in 2002, is a fantastic choice consisting of a blend of warm autumnal colors in yellow, orange and mahogany bronze.

The flowers are big – 3 to 4 inches in diameter – and they are a mix of singles and Southern doubles, especially Gardening when grown in full sun.

by Dr. Gary Bachman Cherokee Sunset reaches about 24 inches tall, and its sturdy stems hold the large flowers without staking. These plants are a good choice for cutting and using in fall indoor arrangements.

Rudbeckia Prairie Sun is a robust

selection with very distinctive blooms. It was selected as an All-America Selection in 2003. The bicolor flowers have orange petals tipped in bright, primrose yellow with light-green centers. The size of these 5-inch flowers makes it hard not to notice them wherever they are grown, whether in your landscape or in a large container on the patio. As with the other Rudbeckia varieties, these plants make a fantastic cut flower.

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While they are known and grown for their tolerance of droughty conditions, lack of water can limit flowering. For best landscape performance, you must keep consistent soil moisture. If you can water during these times, you will

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If you are a home gardener growing these beauties, take advantage of their summer-long blooming by bringing the landscape inside with gorgeous cut Rudbeckia stems. These plants are easy to start from seed, so start planning your 2020 landscape right now.

Gary Bachman, Ph.D., is an associate Extension and research professor of horticulture at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi. He is also host of “Southern Gardening” radio and TV programs.

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Krewe of Horse Sports Autumn Chase Fun Show, September 6-8, Gulfport. Featuring great footing, good stabling, exhibitor appreciation events and lots of fun. Will include beginner classes, hunter classes and classic equitation classes, classic jumper classes and more. Harrison County Fair Grounds. Details: 228-669-2687; 228-357-0431.

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Battle of the Cowboys, a Western Heritage Event, September 7, Meridian. Sponsored by Cattle Call Cowboy Church, this includes a Mule Pull and a Ranch Rodeo with team competition, children’s entertainment, vendors and concessions by Chuck Wagon Cooking Team. Lauderdale Country AgriCenter. Details: 601-917-5996; 601-692-5618.

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Steps to nowhere

For decades, the ruin of The Church of the Redeemer was the most striking monument on the Coast of the destruction of Hurricane Camille. And then Katrina knocked down the rest of the church. Now, the Hurricane Camille Monument is located where the church once stood on Highway 90 in Biloxi.

This is an exciting summer for 50th anniversaries.

We just had the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing in July. And now we have the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Camille in the middle of August. As I recall, there were some “old timers” back then that even connected the two events – saying if they’d never landed a man on the moon then the weather would have never gotten so far “out of whack.”

I don’t know what they blamed Hurricane Betsy on just four years before Camille. I don’t remember much about Betsy at all, other than the name. I was a thoroughly modern teenager and wasn’t aware of too much outside of myself, my friends, my girlfriend and school. And church, of course.

I do remember seeing Betsy’s landfall on television and the reporter saying it would come right up the Mississippi River. It made me wonder if we were in danger in Greenville. Daddy told me hurricanes didn’t have too much punch that far inland. They lose their strength once they move away from water.

That calmed me down. Daddy grew up in Louisiana so I figured he instinctively knew everything about hurricanes.

Actually, I had just barely graduated from teenagehood when Camille came ashore in August of ‘69. It made a direct hit on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Bert Case from WJTV-12 television in Jackson was all

over the place with his photographer, Bob Bullock, sending back reports of damage from Ocean Springs to Waveland. Shocking video of total devastation like most people had never seen in Mississippi.

No wonder, for so many years afterward, we thought Camille was the worst storm that could ever happen – until Katrina came along. I quit making assessments of what might be the “worst, baddest, etc.” storm or recession or Mississippi flood after that – knowing no Seen matter how bad, it might be

by Walt Grayson topped – just like Katrina topped Camille. I figure if I didn’t tempt fate by attaching superlatives, the “forces” might not need to prove me wrong later.

The first time I saw the Mississippi Coast wasn’t until a year after Camille. We had taken a long weekend and headed out to find something new and drove to the Coast from the Delta with an idea of maybe going on to Pensacola. We spent the first night in Gulf Port at (I think) the Broadwater. Next day I was very surprised to see the amount of damage still there a year after Camille. Before crossing the Back Bay Bridge at Cadet Point from Biloxi over to Ocean

Springs, we saw mountains of tin cans strewn about from where they had been washed from the seafood canneries – and the canneries themselves were washed away.

Driving along Highway 90, we saw the eerie “Steps to Nowhere” leading to empty lots where houses were no more. By the way, when I did a 25th anniversary television story about Camille – years later, many of the “Steps to Nowhere” were still there. Some still are today – between Camille and Katrina.

It is strange that the Coast never came back as that sleepy string of fishing villages that it was before Camille. But instead grew back as relatively mature up cities. And then Katrina hit and washed all that away. And now the Coast is coming back as sort of a sophisticated metropolis.

That says something about a resilient people who could take direct hits from two of the worst storms ever and not only come back, but come back better. I don’t even know if Daddy knew hurricanes could make that happen.

Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads” on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television, and he is the author of two “Looking Around Mississippi” books and “Oh! That Reminds Me: More Mississippi Homegrown Stories.” Contact him at walt@waltgrayson.com.

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