Bude highway named in memory of MDOT worker
Published 8:00 am Monday, August 1, 2022
PHOTO BY MDOT From left, Tyler Smith, Shaun Lee, Tyson Smith, MDOT District Engineer Albert White, Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King, KK Smith and Belinda Youngblood.
PHOTO BY MDOT From left, MDOT Maintenance Technician Fayette Johnson, MDOT Maintenance Supervisor Bobby Wayne Johnson, MDOT Maintenance Technician Eric Gant, MDOT Engineering Supervisor Matt Dugas, MDOT Maintenance Supervisor Octavius Saul, MDOT Maintenance Technician Manager Rickey Green, MDOT District Engineer Albert White, Belinda Youngblood and Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King.
A section of Hwy. 84 in Franklin County has been designated the “Mark ‘Peanut’ Youngblood Memorial Highway.”
The roadway was named in honor of fallen Mississippi Department of Transportation worker Mark Youngblood. The memorial highway begins one-half mile east of Log Cabin Road and extends east to Higginbotham Road.
Youngblood worked in the MDOT Bude Project Office for close to 10 years. He had previously worked in the oil, lumber, steel and gaming industries in the Franklin County area. He was in a fatal accident Sept. 24, 2019, while mowing right-of-way.
“Mark Youngblood enjoyed serving others and was an important part of the community,” said Southern Transportation District Commissioner Tom King. “It’s a tragedy each time we lose an MDOT employee, and it’s especially tragic when that loss of life occurs on the job. When one member of the MDOT family passes, we all mourn. We’re proud to honor his legacy today by dedicating a section of highway to him.”
The ceremony took place July 22, 2022, at Roxie Baptist Church.
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