The devastating tornado swept through Rolling Fork in March of 2023, nearly three years ago. Sadly, our town continues to struggle and find its balance from the dizzying currents of […]
Tornado Recovery Updates
Sunflower Corner Project is Hoping to Inspire Rolling Fork
Sometimes all it takes is teamwork and a little hope to make a difference. At least that’s what the folks at the Mississippi State Extension Service, REPSS Gym and the […]
Two Years and 2 months past the storm
All of the experts said “it’s going to be slow”, “rebuilding may take years”, we did not want to believe them but sadly, in some instances they were correct. Within […]
15 months post tornado
June 24, 2024 When the Covid Pandemic hit in 2020, Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership had to “pivot” and learn to do business in new and creative ways. Trial and […]
The Smithsonian Comes to Rolling Fork
In 1900 60% of Americans lived in rural areas and today less than 17% do. The Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America”, looks at that societal change […]
LDP Makes Donations to Help Rebuild Rolling Fork
Meg Cooper, Melissa Thomas with Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership along with LDP Board Chairman Fred Miller, presented 4 checks totaling over $36,000 to the Sharkey Issaquena County Library Friends Group […]
Raise the Flag in Rolling Fork
Seven months post tornado, and the flag pole in the Grove of Memories on Highway 61 is still laying on the ground. LDP has taken on the project of installing […]
Great Delta Bear Affair 2023 – “Bearly Here but Building Back”
Despite the orange safety fencing and the “Caution – Watch Your Step” signs, the Great Delta Bear Affair was a huge success in downtown Rolling Fork. The Bear Affair, a […]
Rolling Fork Marker Rededications
In the month following the March 24, EF4 tornado, Stuart Rockoff chairman of the Mississippi Humanities Council reached out to LDP coordinator Meg Cooper asking what they could do to […]
South Delta Bulldogs give new meaning to ‘rebuilding year’ – with help from Archie Manning
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi TodayAugust 3, 2023 ROLLING FORK – High school football coaches often bemoan “rebuilding years,” but few, if any, have ever faced anything like what South Delta […]
Rolling Fork – 18 Weeks Post Tornado
This week the buildings belonging to the City of Rolling Fork finally began coming down. There has been a growing frustration among residents concerning what they see as the slowness […]
12 weeks post tornado – where are we now?
June 14, 2023 Rolling Fork is in its 12th week post tornado and although progress seems slow, we are moving forward. While there are still piles of debris, the roads […]
