The twister in Mississippi killed 13 of Rolling Fork's roughly 1,700 residents, destroyed about 300 homes and businesses and laid waste to entire blocks.
Charlie Weissinger carefully removes a stained glass window frame as he searches for his family's stained glass window in the rubble left from a March 24 tornado, that hit The Chapel of The Cross Episcopal Church in Rolling Fork, Miss., on March 29, 2023. The Weissinger family roots run deep in the 99-year old church and largely farming community and he expects his family will join members in rebuilding the church and repairing the family home which was damaged by the killer tornado.
Rolling Fork has a proud history, claiming blues legend Muddy Waters as a native son and a role in the invention of the teddy bear, after President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a restrained bear during a 1902 hunting trip. The destruction can seem unquantifiable to weary residents who have been working alongside a network of volunteers every day since the tornado to sort through mounds of rubble. Some homes were lifted off the ground by their foundations. A bear statue commemorating Roosevelt's visit still stands in the heart of downtown, but the twister left its mark on hundreds of structures, including schools, clinics and the local hospital.
“I’m scared a lot of the building won’t come because inflation is so high right now," Stevens said."Interest rates on loans are really high. I’m thinking when they get their insurance checks, they may just go somewhere else and buy a house that is already standing.” has exposed how millions of dollars intended for the state's neediest people were instead diverted to the rich and powerful.
Tasmin Bee, a teacher, is among those who plan to stay, even though the storm blew the roof off the home she bought in August. With Rolling Fork's schools closed, she said she has to take her five children out of town to keep them busy.
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