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Break Out Your Biking Gear
Did you bring your bike with you to Jackson but don't know what to do with it? The city and surrounding area have plenty places with beautiful designated biking trails. …
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Mississippi Reservoir Plans Generating Louisiana Concerns
Louisiana officials are worried Mississippi's plans for a new reservoir on the Pearl River could harm Louisiana's ecology.
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Support Agreement 1: One Lake Project
Support Agreement 1: One Lake Project
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New Levee Board Chairman, Finance Committee
The Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Levee Board voted to elect Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads chairman of the board and created a financing committee to fund flood …
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A Time to Shine
Leflore County's bootlegging history will play a role in a new museum exhibit highlighting prohibition, moonshine and illegal distilleries in Mississippi.
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'One Lake' EIS Appendix C: Engineering
'One Lake' EIS Appendix C: Engineering
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Of Lakes and the Pearl River: A JFP Archive
More than a decade of JFP coverage of flooding and lake plans for the Pearl River
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Corps Threatens, Predicts Insurance Rate Hikes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday threatened to withhold certification of the incomplete levee system between Hinds and Rankin counties, potentially raising insurance rates for homes along the …
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'One Lake' Draft Feasibility and Environmental Impact Statement
'One Lake' Draft Feasibility and Environmental Impact Statement
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'One Lake' EIS Appendix E: Environmental Justice
'One Lake' EIS Appendix E: Environmental Justice
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'One Lake' EIS Appendix B: Economic Analysis
'One Lake' EIS Appendix B: Economic Analysis
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Get Serious About Flooding
The area got good news last week when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it is recommending that FEMA certify existing Pearl River levees as capable of withstanding most …
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Containment of Calif. Fire Doubles to 40 Percent
Firefighters working in darkness doubled containment of a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles to 40 percent overnight, as cool, moist air moved in Monday to replace torrid weather.
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Off to the Races
Relay For Life, dates vary based on location. An event for the American Cancer Society, communities organize overnight fundraising walks.
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Charrette Leader: Make City 'Walkable'
Andrés Duany, the renowned "New Urbanism" architect, promised "no resolution tonight" as he gave the final presentation of the intensive planning charrette held this past week to discuss ideas for …
