Vicksburg Still Open
by Stephen McDill Published: May 9,2011
Tags: 2011 flood, Mississippi River, VICKSBURG
JACKSON- Businesses in downtown Vicksburg are still open for business even as the Mississippi River continues to inch higher. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mississippi River’
Tunica: Down, not out
by Wally Northway Published: May 8,2011
Some attractions not closed by rising river As the City of Tunica nervously watches the rising Mississippi River, it is trying to get the word out that it is still open for business. The flooding river has caused the staggered closing of the Delta community’s nine casinos and the Tunica RiverPark has been closed and [...] [...]
Flooded fields
by Wally Northway Published: May 8,2011
Agriculture losses could approach $1B The anger and frustration was obvious in Doug Jeter’s voice. The Warren County farmer had spent the last week counting his losses while moving equipment to higher ground as the Mississippi River approaches an historic crest. He and colleagues moved his equipment to the North Washington Street area where they [...] [...]
Forecasters predict highest Mississippi River level since the great flood of 1927
by Clay Chandler Published: April 29,2011
Tags: Austin Golding, Flood of 1927, Mississippi River, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VICKSBURG
If your livelihood depends on safely navigating the Mississippi River, there are numbers that have nothing to do with revenue and expenses that can chill you to the bone. If you’re Austin Golding, that number is 51. Fifty-one feet is as high as the River’s water level at the Vicksburg flood gauge can go before [...] [...]
Cruisin’ the Mississippi
by Wally Northway Published: June 27,2010
Tags: Cruise West small-ship tours, Mississippi River, small-boat tours
Company bringing small-boat tours east A Seattle, Wash.-based company is bringing its small-ship tours to the Mississippi River next year, offering passengers an up-close look at the Father of Waters as well as tour stops in Natchez and Vicksburg. Earlier this month, Cruise West, a company that has been offering small-ship tours for more than [...] [...]
Spill creates a river of concerns
by Wally Northway Published: June 13,2010
Tags: Gulf oil spill, Mississippi River, ports
While the Gulf oil spill has the Coast waiting and wondering, it also has ratcheted up concerns along the Mississippi River. Handling hundreds of millions of tons of goods annually, a stoppage or interruption of river traffic could create an economic disaster for the state and nation on an industrial scale. So far, the [...] [...]
Giant box being loaded on barge, headed for Gulf
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: Barack Obama, BILOXI, british petroleum, Chandeleur Islands, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwell, John Curry, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi River, Pascagoula, Plaquemines Parish, Transocean Ltd, University of Miami
PORT FORCHOUN, La. — A 100-ton contraption to help funnel out oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was loaded onto a barge Wednesday so it could begin its journey to the leak site about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up [...] [...]
River reopens after towboat collision
by Associated Press Published: March 31,2010
Tags: accident, Mississippi River
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Coast Guard has reopened a portion of the Mississippi River near St. Joseph, La., after a collision of two towing vessels yesterday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers located a sunken barge and at 1 p.m., the Coast Guard determined the river was safe for vessels to pass the area. There [...] [...]
River communities facing flood
by Associated Press Published: March 16,2010
Tags: floods, Mississippi River, natural disasters, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi River is starting its spring climb with forecasters predicting a rise of more than a foot a day beginning at midweek. The result could be another year of flooding in the Vicksburg area. “Right now, we’re looking at above-normal potential for spring flooding,” said Marty Pope, senior service hydrologist for [...] [...]
Spring could bring big floods
by Wally Northway Published: March 4,2010
Tags: Flood Potential Outlook, Mississippi, Mississippi River, snow
All areas of the state in jeopardy The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued its “Flood Potential Outlook,” and it raises concerns for serious flooding in Mississippi this spring. Just a little ill-timed rain – here or to the north – and the state could be facing another serious natural disaster. “The ground is already [...] [...]
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