WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO GET AHEAD OF IT. >> THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH 48.5FT, WHICH IS MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. AT THE FLOOD WALLS, YOU CAN SEE FLOOD MARKS SHOWING DIFFERENT WATER LEVELS. TO PREPARE ...

I listened to the silvery chorus of cicadas as I drove past the kudzu-covered outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They say the Delta—the fertile, diamond-shaped flood plain between the Yazoo and ...

Storms and subsequent flooding in Mississippi have damaged hundreds of homes, injured seven and killed one. The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood levels in the coming days, impacting ...

THE RIVER TODAY IN VICKSBURG. >> THIS IS THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DREDGE SHIP JADWIN RIGHT NOW CHURNING UP THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IN THIS SECTION AND PUSHING OUT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ...

Two law enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries eased up beside us in our 30-foot-long canoe, more curious than anything. Our small group was paddling along the ...

The power station is set to be built at the former Baxter Wilson Steam Station in Vicksburg. That site has been the home of ...

Vicksburg will once again be home to an Entergy Mississippi power generation source with construction of the Vicksburg Advanced Power Station, the company's latest investment to replace retired,. . .

Mississippi is a state rich with history. From the northern corners, to the Delta, to the coast, there are hundreds of historical sites telling the story of the state. Many of these sites, however, do ...

Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson told a statewide panel of Mississippi mayors this week that his city is working to become the ...