A Saturday night fire destroyed a home located just off Perry Road in western Tunica County, but according to fire department officials, no one was injured in the blaze.
Tunica Volunteer Fire Department Chief Scott Goff said the fire consumed the mobile home, which was located just off Perry Place Drive, west of Perry Road.
“We got the call Saturday night at about 8 o’clock,” Goff said. “We had three trucks that responded and were there about two hours. It took us about 45 minutes to an hour to get it under control. There were several hot spots there that we had to make sure weren’t going to reignite.”

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Sarah Goff was among performers at Love Notes, hosted by the Tunica Arts Council on Feb. 8 at the Tunica Museum.

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For Scott Rhines, Tunica Florist and MarketPlace is more than just a business. It’s the symbol of his finding his way back home.
Rhines left Tunica in 2009, after owners of Main Street Market Antiques on Edwards Avenue made a hard decision to dissolve the business. Rhines took a job as town clerk for Como, Miss. He lived and worked there until June of 2012, when a new path began to unfold before him.
“My endings caught up with me, and I decided I really wanted to be from somewhere,” Rhines said. “My house (in Como) sold on June 19 and I bought the shop in August. In six weeks’ time, I sold a house, put my stuff in storage, got an apartment, made a deal on a business, leased a house, got my stuff out of storage and started a flower shop. I’ve never looked back on it. I needed a life change and a job change.”

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The search for a chief executive officer for the Tunica County Healthcare Authority will continue, following a deadlocked vote at the Feb. 4 meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Current CEO Dr. Gene Osborn introduced the healthcare authority board’s top candidate to officials at the start of the meeting. Osborn announced his retirement in December but agreed to stay on until a replacement could be named.
The candidate said she was looking forward to working for Tunica County and being a part of the community.
Supervisor Henry Nickson asked if the candidate would move to Tunica in the future.

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