COMMISSIONERS OF THE MONTH
Lewis Douglas
Name: Lewis Douglas
Birthdate: February 2
County you serve: Sunflower County
Family history: He is the father of two children.
Education: Gentry High School.
Other Organizations: Served as Mayor of Moorhead (1998-2001), Commissioner for South Delta Housing Authority.
Church: Temple Deliverance Church, Indianola, MS.
Hobbies are: Farming vegetables and traveling.
Comments: I enjoy serving, protecting, and providing services for the people of Sunflower County.
Alberta Jefferson
Name: Alberta Jefferson
Birthdate: November 12
County you serve: Holmes County
Family history: She is married to Mr. Willie Jefferson; a retired City and School employee and they are the proud parents of two great young men.
Education: Holmes Community College (Goodman) -University of Phoenix-Associate Degree in Administration.
Other Organizations: MS Council for Exceptional Children, MS Individuals for Individuals with Disabilities, Special Education Advisory.
Church: Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
Hobbies are: Reading, traveling, community involvement, cooking & enjoys spending time with family.
Comments: On behalf of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Commissioners, she will continue to work collaboratively with all employees to meet the challenges of high waters and flood damages from interior rivers and streams.
The Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is charged with the responsibility to erect, maintain, and operate a system of levees to protect the people and property of the Delta from damages of high waters of the Mississippi River; ...
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The first levees were constructed more than 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt, where a system of levees was built along the left bank of the Nile River for over 600 miles. The Mississippi levees represent one of the largest such systems found anywhere in the world.
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