Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Rez Parks to Reopen

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.


The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District said Tuesday that it will reopen its parks and all related facilities at Barnett Reservoir beginning Thursday at 9 a.m. in accordance with Gov. Tate Reeves’ announcement on May 4.

Lakeshore Park and Pelahatchie Shore Park in Rankin County and Old Trace Park in Ridgeland will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, and visitors will be required to follow the Governor’s social-distancing guidelines. Those guidelines are currently no gatherings of more than 10 indoors, and no more than 20 for outdoor activities, plus maintaining six feet of separation.

Included in the openings are:

* dog parks at both Lakeshore and Old Trace Parks.
* disc golf courses at Old Trace and Pelahatchie Shore Parks.
* boat ramp at Pelahatchie Shore Park.
* walking trails at all parks.
* fishing piers at Rankin County Landing, and Mississippi Highways 43 and 471.

Social distancing rules apply at all facilities.

The Governor’s order did not include reopening sand bars on the upper river area of Barnett Reservoir between Highway 43 and the low head dam. Those areas remain closed until further notice.

No camping permits will be issued for sand bars.

Boaters are reminded that social distancing guidelines still apply. Boats are limited to two people, or up to half the capacity rating of the boat, whichever is greater.



23 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's bullshit that these were closed in the first place.

Anonymous said...

I have a family of four and we'll ALL be in the boat this weekend - what are they going to do, demand that one of my daughters and wife wait at the dock while we ride two at a time? Nope.

I agree with 6:55 that its wrong that outdoor spaces were closed.

Anonymous said...

I agree... it's total B.S.
However mayor ludumba is keeping Jackson parks closed until further notice. I wanted to play in my men's 40 and over league but no can do as Parham bridges is closed dispite every other city opening up. Our mayor is a complete dumb @ss... good thing he has a government job. I practiced law for 23 years... I can't imagine him cutting it in private practice.

Anonymous said...


Grand kid:

"What did you do in the great Covid War of 2020" ?

Grand Father:

"Well son, I picked up beer cans on flag Island".

Anonymous said...

7:15 if it’s immediate family, as in live together, the half capacity does not apply to you.

Anonymous said...

7:15...The order is 2 to a boat OR 1/2 the rated capacity of the boat. Very few boats have a capacity of 4 or less, but you go girl!

Anonymous said...

What is happening to the zoo and animals?

Anonymous said...

It is apsaid the virus lives 90 seconds in 75 degree air with high humidity.

Don’t we know that the bureaucrats know what’s best for us?

Anonymous said...

7:40 PM Just another reason to move out of Jackson. Some of these cities are basically telling people... "Move out of the city"

Also, before the Constitution was written, America faced another outbreak. It was killing 50% of the people that were infected. A far more deadlier virus than Covid 19.

Yet, those Rights were still written down. Our government was created with an outbreak in mind, and they still chose freedom... or as one pussy on here say "Freedumb"

Anonymous said...

We need to get the economy moving again so people can afford to pay rent. All these landlores are about to be sued by people like this guy. Sue your GRANDMOTHER

Anonymous said...

Help me understand the rationale for the 20 person rule. if you can join a gathering of 20 people, why not 40?

Oh, 9:07, you've obviously NOT read the boating capacity rules labels affixed to the inside of every vessel. Most boats are NOT pontoons or yachts. Most are 17 footers or less.

Anonymous said...

I would not be playing league tennis right now. No way. Balls carry germs.

Anonymous said...

Parks closed in Jackson...this should reduce the number of BBQ shootings, right?

And 5:41 "balls carry germs" I see what you did there...

Yes. Please keep EVERYTHING shut down until there is a 100% effective vaccine, treatment and cure with ZERO side effects. And while you're at it, make sure there is a 100% effective vaccine, treatment or cure for anything and everything a person may catch, and while you're at it - make sure you stay home until there is ZERO chance you get in a car accident, slip and fall, or are hurt by ANYTHING. Life involves risk, if you are sick or in a high-risk group STAY THE FUCK AT HOME, the rest of us should be able to go on with our lives.

We are all going broke complying with these ill conceived, draconian orders.

Anonymous said...

@7:04 The government can literally print unlimited money for nukes and submarines. They can print it for us to stay safe at home. It is not like that paper is really worth anything. There is no gold in fort knox.

Anonymous said...

@7:39, let me know when I can personally print money without a knock on my door from the Secret Service. I was having the best year ever, and I was on track to retire all of my company's debt by year's end. I've had to furlough all 5 of my employees, and I'm begging creditors for some leniency. My business has been destroyed by this bullshit and evidently I don't qualify for the "printed money" you allude to. What you fail to realize is that this whole "crisis" is being leveraged by the far left to implement universal basic income and create widespread dependency on the government.

Anonymous said...

7:04 You have absolutely no clue how money works, and if we listen to you, we'll are starve to death.

Anonymous said...

@9:55 AM
You about to starve to death anyway. No $1000 bonus is worth dying for. them food plants gonna all be shut down soon.

@9:35 AM
BOO HOO they took away yo white priviledge! How does it feel to be disenfranchised by the state?

Anonymous said...

10:11 AM You know what they say, Snitches love government checks.

Anonymous said...

7:39 is right. You know who is completely unaffected by Covid-19 or hurt by trillions of dollars with wet ink? Defense Contractors.

Anonymous said...

Yep 7:39 is right they printing now to stimulate the economy and will burn it once we see inflation.

Anonymous said...

These premature openings will result in additional and unnecessary deaths, because they assume you rednecks will have the sense to be cautious both inside and outside.

Anonymous said...

11:48, yes, let's just leave things shut down indefinitely.

Anonymous said...

How does these openings affect Long Term Care centers, where half of the deaths are derived from?

Let's just keep everything closed up until there is a vaccine and everyone is vaccinated in a couple of years to only have the virus mutate into another strain that the vaccine doesn't work for and we have to keep everything closed for a couple of more years until a vaccine for the new strain appears.

Or, how about all of the chicken littles just stay inside and let the rest of the world move on. We lowered the curve, this is not the new normal and will never be


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