Southaven resident: My backyard is an 'ocean'

Submitted by Michael Clark on Tuesday, May 21st, 11:49 pm

SOUTHAVEN, MS- (WMC-TV) - A flood frustrated resident in a Southaven neighborhood called her backyard an ocean after severe weather Tuesday.

Inside Louise Rinhart's home is not much better.

"Carpet and I got hardwood flooring over there, everything is ruined," she said.

Neighbors in the Trinity Lakes subdivision in Southaven dealt with flooding after heavy rains. They had water escaping a retention pond turning ditches into streams.

'I'm sitting there on the couch reading my book, and I started to get up and put my feet down on the floor, and it was wet ... I said, 'Where's that coming from?' I got to looking, and it was everywhere already," said Rinhart.

Flooding was the theme all Tuesday afternoon in the city. Streets closed off with water too deep for cars to pass.

Carriage Hills neighbors again fell victim to the downpour. Central Park was shut down early because of flooding inside.

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Results available for Southaven Republican runoff

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:20pm

(WMC-TV) - The results are available for the runoff for the Republican nomination for Southaven Mayor.

Darren Musselwhite wins the nomination with 62 percent of the vote after netting 1,600 votes.

He was up against candidate Jerald Wheeler, who ended up with 37 percent of the vote or 952 votes.

Nine people wrote in candidates.

For results in other Mississippi races click here.

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DeSoto County plans school safe rooms

Submitted by Michael Clark on Tuesday, May 21st, 6:48 pm

DeSoto County Superintendent Milton Kuykendall said the storm in Oklahoma is a reminder of how powerful mother nature can be.

DESOTO COUNTY, MS- (WMC-TV) - The aftermath of an Oklahoma tornado tearing up everything in its path including an elementary school has some DeSoto County making plans for storm shelters in their schools.

Hernando Elementary is one of six schools in DeSoto County that will eventually get safe rooms in the event of severe weather. The schools are waiting on approval from state and federal emergency agencies to begin work on six safe rooms for elementary schools.

DeSoto County Superintendent Milton Kuykendall said the storm in Oklahoma is a reminder of how powerful mother nature can be.

"This is a fear every school employee has. [It} is something of a disaster happening and have some child lose their life," said Kuykendall.

Grant money is expected to pay for 95 percent of the project, which is being headed up by A2H architects in Lakeland. Stewart Smith expects the go ahead from officials within months.

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Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:53pm

Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Double fuel points will begin Memorial Day weekend and continue through the summer driving season. Kroger customers can earn double fuel points on regular grocery purchases every time they shop Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until September 1st.

A digital coupon is available to customers beginning this week for download through Kroger’s mobile app or online here. The first coupon will be valid for every weekend from May 24th through June 30th, with subsequent monthly coupons appearing later for a limited time. “Based on our customers’ response to last year’s summer fuel promotion, we know how much they appreciate saving money at the pump,” said Joe Bell, Manager of Marketing and Public Affairs for Kroger’s Delta Division.

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Boiling point gets facelift

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 2:55pm

Sunday, May 26, Boiling Point Seafood & Oyster Bar will be closed for renovations. The seafood and oyster bar will operate out of the North dining hall only with limited hours during construction. The lunch buffet will resume Monday, June 3rd.

Hours of operation during renovation:
Monday, May 27 CLOSED
Tuesday, May 28 - dinner service only 3-10pm
Wednesday, May 29 - 11a-10p
Thursday, May 30 - 11a-10p
Friday, May 31 - 11a-2a (lunch service will only be available in the north dining room and the entire restaurant will re-open at 5p)

The final renovation reveal will be June 1st.

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New Firehouse Subs to open

Submitted by Karen Bray on Friday, May 17th, 12:04 pm

Another restaurant is opening on Union Avenue in Midtown Memphis. Firehouse Subs will be the latest restaurant to call Midtown home.

Firehouse Subs is planning to be open by mid-July in the same shopping center as FedEx Office and Verizon Wireless. The space is currently being leased by FedEx Office and will undergo renovations to split the current FedEx Office store into two spaces.

Firehouse Subs has a fast casual restaurant concept. This will be the sixth Firehouse Subs to open in the Memphis area. The Union Avenue location will join locations in East Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, on Stage Road in Memphis, and Southaven, Mississippi.

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