Resources for Selmer and McNairy County storm victims
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn.—We continue our team coverage in Selmer and McNairy County as the community continues to work to recover after the recent storm.
Selmer and McNairy county has a resilient community.
While I was there earlier today residents were handing out water to workers, accepting donations, and churches serving food to victims.
“We definitely got a lot of progress within a couple of days. Especially right after the storm we started ASAP, we have a great team that has compiled together to come to the table. We’re about 60 percent into our damage assessment so we are definitely making a lot of progress,” Selmer Mayor Sherry Ingram says.
On Thursday, Florence Ave. was impassable and residents were stuck in their homes. However Friday morning, the streets were filled with volunteers and crew members making improvements.
“Our local PEC, Pickwick Electric Company, they are fabulous. They have been done every road they can go down. Basically working tirelessly to make sure every road has power,” Mayor Inman shares.
Members of different churches have worked with the McNairy Agricultural Event Center to deliver hot meals to workers.
These meals were donated by Mercy Chefs.
The Selmer Civic Center was also visited by some concerned West Tennesseans.
“McDonald’s out north, Jackson, they donated like 200 sandwiches. We dropped off vitamin water, numerous cases of water, clothes, food, hygiene, just pretty much anything these folks needed,” volunteer, Eric Sanders, says.
Sanders and his friends traveled from Jackson to deliver items to the Selmer Civic Center.
The center is still asking for items to be donated.
“We are accepting nonperishable goods here at the civic center. So; personal hygiene items, blankets, pillows, of course water and food is provided. We’re also looking to direct our residents in any type of assistance that they might need,” Robert Powell, director of Selmer Parks and Recreation, says.
The civic center has received help from numerous community members.
The American Red Cross is still working to give storm victims a place to sleep, shower, and 3 hot meals.
“So if you’re hungry or if you need shelter then we encourage you to come out and see us,” Powell adds.
Mayor Inman shares where she hopes the community will be in the next couple of weeks.
“I hope in about two weeks we can see some healing and I can see some progress of getting these lives put back together. Especially the ones that have lost everything they have had,” she says.
