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Corps releasing water from lake to raise falling river

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:09:33 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Amid strong concerns about the declining level of the already low Mississippi River, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from an Illinois lake to add to the flow of the Mississippi. Last Saturday, Corps of Engineers officials began releasing water at Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois, saying the additional water [...]

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Towboats still creeping through trouble spot on Mississippi

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:30:48 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Shipping is being allowed to move slowly through a stretch of the Mississippi River near Greenville that has been a trouble spot as low water caused by drought exposes sand and mud bars. Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Tippets said today barges are being allowed to proceed south with northbound traffic expected [...]

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Corps official on dropping Mississippi: ‘Worst is ahead of us’

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:55:19 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say. Meanwhile, more than 100 tow boats and barges remain backed up near Greenville due to the [...]

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Low water shuts down Mississippi River; nearly 100 boats idled

Associated Press — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:22:23 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Nearly 100 boats and barges were waiting for passage yesterday along an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to low water levels, the U.S. Coast Guard said. New Orleans-based Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Tippets said the stretch of river near Greenville has been closed intermittently since Aug. [...]

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Service Specialist wins museum contract from Corps

MBJ Staff — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:09:17 +0000

VICKSBURG and RIDGELAND — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has awarded a contract to Service Specialist of Ridgeland for the operation and maintenance of the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site (LMRM). The amount of the yearly contract is $305,000 and will provide staff, interpretive services, general maintenance and landscaping [...]

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Tenn-Tom signs trade pact with Panama Canal

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:51:53 +0000

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Officials have signed an international pact to link the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway with goods shipped through an expanded Panama Canal. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority. The parties to the pact agree to joint marketing, information sharing and technology exchanges to promote the [...]

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One million potential customers at stake in acquisition of Corr

Stephen McDill — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:12:09 +0000

Cellular South announced Friday its company’s planned acquisition of a regional Alabama wireless provider. The country’s largest privately owned wireless communications carrier said it plans to take over Corr Wireless, a leading wireless carrier headquartered in Oneonta, Ala. with coverage areas in northeastern Alabama and Georgia. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. [...]

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Gov’t extends deadline for clunkers paperwork

Associated Press — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:10:48 +0000

WASHINGTON — Car dealers will have a bit more time to get reimbursed for their Cash for Clunkers deals after the government extended the deadline for filing applications for the $3 billion government incentives into Tuesday evening. All sales under the program ended Monday evening. But after already pushing back the deadline to submit records for [...]

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