Hambrick residents rallied on August 15 in front of the Coahoma Electric/Southern Electric Power Association substation. Work continues on the facility, which will serve parts of north Tunica County.

The residents of Hambrick Subdivision have taken legal action in their quest to stop construction of a electric substation just across the street from their community.

On Aug. 8, members of the Hambrick Homeowners and Renters Associaiton, acting individually and on behalf of their organization, filed for a temporary restraining order in Chancery Court. Their complaint asks both Coahoma Electric Power Association and Southern Electric Power Association to stop construction of “high voltage power lines, a switching station and an electric power substation.” It calls for compliance with county subdivision regulations and “due process.” The plaintiffs listed are Robert Hall, Oscar Price, Melvin Young and Marilyn Young. [more]

Residents at Tunica Lake are concerned about dips in camp roadways that they link to recent sewer work.

Residents and business owners of Tunica Lake aired their complaints publicly when they approached Tunica County Utility District representatives at a recent County Board of Supervisors meeting. And now they and others are still seeking solutions to problems they believe have been caused by a lack of attention to residents’ rights and needs in their communities.

According to representatives from Nel-Win, Lake Front, and Bordeaux Point Camp developments at Tunica Cut-off, problems center around a new public water system completed in 2004. They say sinking on both paved and gravel roadways is caused by inproperly placed sewer equipment, and that problems could have been avoided with better supervision by TCUD. [more]