Yazoo tornado victim fights to walk again
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Lee Woods in front of the MEMA cottage that replaced his home that was destroyed in the storm. Woods was paralyzed from the waist down.By JASON PATTERSON
Managing Editor
As the April 24 tornado was closing in on Rogers Road, Lee Woods noticed that his neighbors seemed unaware of the danger.
The children next door were tossing makeshift kites into the wind and watching the force snatch them into the air, not realizing that the entire neighborhood was about to be demolished.
As Woods helped get them to safety the tornado slammed him into the front porch, smashing his shoulder. He managed to get inside the mobile home and shut the door, but the tornado hurled the home into the air. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------
Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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Sunset: 7:53 pm
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