Smoke Signals and other news
Work on the bridge located on Battle Road has some residents asking when the work will be completed.
According to District 3 Supervisor Keith Taylor, regarding the completion of work on the bridge on Battle Road, the hope is to complete the job before school starts.
We travel over many bridges in Marshall County without worry. So, be thankful that the Supervisors make routine inspections of the bridges and close them when they need repair or are unsafe.
The portions of Highway 309 that have been resurfaced are much better to drive on. Highway 309 is a state highway, so the state must do repairs. What you see now is not the finished product.
I marked the time of year for my scheduled termite treatment with Action Pest Control this week. The technician called while I was at the doctor’s office, getting the third and final gel shot in my knee for this round. I have had some issues with “soft spots” on my floor, so I asked if he was going under the house to check those areas and see if he could determine the issue. Unfortunately, he found several areas of what is known as “white rot,” a fungus that eats wood and is made worse by moisture.
Several years ago, I paid someone to put down a moisture barrier, but they did not do a satisfactory job.
It seems wasps have made a plan to attack me this summer. A wasp stung me on the back during the end-of-season tournaments at Potts Camp. I never even saw it coming. It hurt, of course, but the real problem is that I am allergic to them, and certain kinds send me to the emergency room. I took a Benadryl and got out my Epipen. After advising some people what to do if I started to react, I waited it out, which is not a wise plan.
Although painful, I only had a slight reaction. Now, fast forward to Tuesday of this week. As I was sitting on my front porch waiting for my dog to finish his outside business, a relatively small paper wasp decided she needed to sting me for no reason. I knocked her away as soon as I felt the sting. Again, it hurt, but I had things to do. I downed another Benadryl, applied some baking soda, and went on my way. Fortunately, only a slight reaction again. The next day, the swelling, redness, and, most of all, itching were not relieved by the Benadryl; this was now day five. Even two Benadryl has little effect on it.
To sum up this week, I now have a termite treatment, a wasp treatment, a white rot treatment, a new moisture barrier under the house, and a bank account that is somewhat lower. I still have to have some floor repairs done and possibly add gutters.
Beginning in July, every Friday from 3 p.m. To 4 p.m., a Family Puzzle Club Time will be held at the Ruth B. French Library in Byhalia. Individuals are also welcome to attend to work puzzles together. They have puzzles for all ages and levels of difficulty, along with crossword and word search puzzles.
As Byhalia entered the 1850s, it seemed well on the way to becoming a key trade center in North Mississippi. Even though Byhalia was a small town and did not have the advantages of being the county seat, growth potential appeared unlimited. Schools had been established, settlers continued to arrive, and local commerce was promising. Stagecoach service from Memphis to Oxford came through Byhalia in the late 1840s. Mail, light freight, and passengers traveling to and through Byhalia now had a fast and reasonably comfortable means of transportation.
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