by Associated Press Published: February 9,2012
Tags: agriculture, appeal, conservation, courts, environment, farmers, farms, federal government, flood, flood control, flooding, habitat, levees
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — A Mississippi levee board is asking a federal appeals court to revive a $220 million flood control project that the Environmental Protection Agency vetoed in 2008, claiming it would harm wetlands and wildlife.
A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is scheduled to hear arguments in [...] [...]
It won’t be long now. Shots will be ringing out in the woods all across the state as the much anticipated deer hunting firearms seasons will commence before the end of the month is out. It is that favorite part of the whole year for tens of thousands of Mississippi outdoors people. [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has scheduled the 2011-2012 limited Mississippi oyster season to open to tonging only at legal sunrise Oct. 24, only in Areas II “A,” “B” and “C” Conditionally Approved waters, provided the area meets all criteria for opening as specified in the area management plan.
Area [...] [...]
Another phase of the recovery from the historic spring flood has started – the race to repair and rebuild the levee system that was strained by the high water, and the political process to pay for it.
Relentless spring rainfall in the Lower Mississippi Valley combined with annual snow melt in the upper Midwest filled the [...] [...]
Every year, hunters flock to the Delta to take advantage of some of the best public hunting land in the state offered by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks’ wildlife management areas (WMAs) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
This year, however, hunters are wondering if they [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 16,2011
Tags: Digital Editions, eminent domain, flood, Going Green, Law & Accounting, MBJ, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi River, NASA, real estate
In this week’s MBJ, Amy McCullough analyzes the recent saga at Parkway Properties and looks into the potential of its headquarters leaving Jackson. All of this is happening about 100 days after its combination with Eola Capital LLC as Parkway Properties Inc. announced CEO Steve Rogers’ retirement and succession by Eola chairman and Parkway board [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 12,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, engineering, flood, flood control, flooding, levees, natural disaster, rains, severe weather, torrential rains, Weather
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend $3.1 million to reinforce parts of the mainline Mississippi River levee at Lake Albemarle and Buck Chute.
The Vicksburg Post reports that both were places the Corps and state levee officials scrambled to patch sand boils and stop sliding during the Mississippi River flood of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 3,2011
Tags: demolition, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, municipal governmewnt, natural disaster, rains, real estate, Weather
VICKSBURG — Vicksburg officials have waived a penalty usually associated with demolition of blighted property for property owners whose homes were damaged by the spring floods and are being demolished by the city.
The Vicksburg Post reported that officials waived for six months the penalty the city charges for demolishing and clearing dilapidated buildings. The waiver [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 29,2011
Tags: automakers, automobile, charitable giving, disaster, disaster recovery, donations, flood, flooding, manufacturing, natural disaster, rain, severe weather, tornadoes, Weather, wind
Toyota and its Japanese employees have donated $330,000 to the tornado relief efforts to be evenly distributed between the disaster relief programs in Alabama and Mississippi.
Steve St. Angelo, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., said, “We are grateful to our colleagues in Japan for their generosity to the tornado [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 28,2011
Tags: depot, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, museum. community development, natural disaster, railroad, rain, severe weather, tourism, Weather
VICKSBURG — When the Mississippi River climbed to historic heights nearly three months ago, it dumped four feet of water into the former railroad depot that became the icon of the city’s tragedy as the story was told across the nation.
Now, with the depot once again high and dry, city officials are hoping work that [...] [...]
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