TUPELO — Debris cleanup in Lee County continues to ramp up, with officials reporting that more than half the debris left in the wake of Winter Storm Fern has already been removed over the last two weeks.

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In this file photo from Jan. 25, 2026, Calder Brown, a worker with Lee County, tosses cut limbs off the road where a tree fell due to ice and blocked the roadway on Lee County Road 203 in the Macedonia community.

Lee County Emergency Management Director Lee Bowdry addressed the Lee County Board of Supervisors during the regular Monday meeting, noting that over 21,000 cubic yards of debris and over 2,300 limbs have been trimmed.

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