4 rescued as Smith County emergency officials work to reopen roads after flooding

4 rescued as Smith County emergency officials work to reopen roads after flooding

SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – Emergency-management officials in Smith County worked through the weekend to reopen roads that had to be closed due to flooding. Roads started flooding around 10:30 a.m. Friday, and over the next hour, about 20 roads were submerged, officials said. The EMA director said their focus now shifts to any damage the high water might have caused. “We know SCR 131 does have some road damage where the asphalt has come up a li…