Board Fast-Tracks Flood Damage Repair -- Agencies Speed Property Relief

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The DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a county emergency proclamation due to Mississippi River-related flooding, following up on their declaration May 2 after damage to roads and dozens of homes and businesses from days of heavy rains in April.

The panel also approved a contractor's bid of $314,889 - the lowest of three opened just an hour earlier - to rush repairs to reopen Holly Springs Road east of Hernando. The worst-hit section of the east-west artery linking the county seat to Marshall County is between Johnston and Smith roads, where entire lanes are gouged out in some areas; the road has been shut for three weeks.

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Board Fast-Tracks Flood Damage Repair -- Agencies Speed Property Relief

County Atty. Tony Nowak is reviewing a contract with Lamb Construction of Hernando; authorization to proceed is expected by the end of this week and work to begin next week. Repairs and overlay are to be d...

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