Tickfaw State Park closed indefinitely due to flood

SPRINGFIELD - Tickfaw State Park is indefinitely closed, the park advised recently.The park was damaged by the August 2016 flood. All park structures received water damage, the state reported on the site's website.The popular park is southwest of Springfield along the Tickfaw River. About half of the 1,200 acres are undeveloped. Areas that are, though, are filled with playgrounds, cabins and boardwalks along the river and through a cypress/tupelo swamp, a bottomland hardwood forest, and a mixed