Some businesses in Valley Center are on hold after flood
The flood on Saturday, March 28 damaged a lot of businesses throughout Wilson County, but one area hit really hard was the Valley Center.
Most of the businesses in the plaza are still closed, and it has been another headache for businesses who have fought through a tornado, a pandemic and now a destructive flood.
“It’s really devastating for all involved,” said Jimmy Chandler of RockStar Academy of Dance.
Memo’s Mexican Kitchen only had an inch or two of water come into their restaurant, but they have to stay closed because the water that came in could have been contaminated. Crews came in and removed up to four feet of drywall and other materials to replace it. That leaves the restaurant closed until somtime in June, which has been tough for the owners Memo and Katie Murillo. They closed for two weeks last year during the pandemic, and now this will be even longer. They will miss Cinco De Mayo for the second year in a row, which is a big day for them. Luckily, the community has stepped up. Memo Murillo said that his church, Providence United Methodist Church, just showed up and asked what they could do to help. Not a one asked for anything in return.