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Tye, Marsalis in runoff for Ripley mayor’s office

by Associated Press Published: February 16,2012

Tags: death, elections, mayor, municipal government, Politics, replacement, runoff

RIPLEY — Breat Tye and Chris Marsalis will participate in the Feb. 28 runoff for mayor of Ripley. After affidavit ballots were counted yesterday and the election certified, Tye had 262 votes to 244 for Marsalis. Nine candidates were on the Tuesday ballot. City election officials had to switch to paper ballots Tuesday after Tye [...] [...]

Scientists find weirs effective against runoff

by Wally Northway Published: July 30,2010

Tags: agriculture, education, environment, erosion, higher education, runoff

STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University study has confirmed the success of a new technique to reduce nutrients in runoff water and protect downstream waters, including the Gulf of Mexico. Weirs, also known as check dams, are small dams used to collect water runoff from agricultural fields. Weirs are often the size of a drainage [...] [...]

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