Tunica County’s healthcare system will add satellite clinics in two locations in an effort to better reach citizens in rural areas.

Healthcare CEO Seandria Cobbins got the go-ahead  for Project Outreach from supervisors last week to offer medical services at the Dundee and White Oak rec centers. Cobbins said there are many diabetics in Tunica County who are not following physicians’ plans of treatment and that extra education and monitoring is needed. Cobbins said the extra cost would be $3,000 to $4,000 per month, but that the clinics are running “well within the budget.” She added that she was applying for a National Institutes of Health grant that may pay for some of the extra costs.

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Once again, Carolyn Steele faces one of the biggest days of her career.  She has anticipated plenty of moments like the one to come.  This time, though, she will be closing a chapter in her career instead of starting a new one.

Steele recently announced her plan to retire from Tunica County School District (TCSD) effective June 30.  She spent the last 33 years working in various positions including high school secretary, secretary to the superintendent, and, most recently, payroll manager.

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Whether you call it a strawberry moon or a rose moon or even a honey moon, last Friday’s lunar show was spectacular and rare enough to draw notice. Clear skies on June 13 gave Tunicans a chance to appreciate the beauty of God’s creation.

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A budget request from First Regional Library was one of the only items on the Board of Aldermen’s agenda on June 17. Members of the organization requested $37,000 for the next fiscal year to operate Robert C. Irwin Library in the town of Tunica.

Head Librarian Ruth Harris introduced First Regional Library Director Ed Hughes, who has just recently taken the job.

“I am happy to be here,” Hughes told aldermen and Mayor Chuck Cariker. “You have a great series of libraries.”

After Hughes’s remarks, Harris announced that her position in Tunica is open, as she will soon transfer to the FRL branch in Walls.

“I do look forward to a shorter commute, but I will definitely miss this library and town,” Harris said. “The R.C. Irwin Library was built to serve the town and county and it has been able to meet that challenge.”

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