Backwater flooding happens when the Mississippi River is higher (about 43’ at Vicksburg) than the Yazoo River and blocks its ...

I don’t know who said it first, but the Mississippi River is flooding more often, longer, and higher for the same or less rain.  There are many reasons for this.  But the main one is the US Army Corps ...

CHRIS GRACE, VERY INSIGHTFUL. THANK YOU. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER IMPACTS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK, AND ...

Others along the river worry the issue goes far beyond fishing. Newspaper columnist Kelley Williams, who owns 9,000 acres of flood-prone land, fears sediment piling up near Fort Adams could eventually ...