A Tale Of Two Structures
In June 2016, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) began a project to extend the lifespan of the bridge on Highway 465 over Steele Bayou in Issaquena County. The bridge was originally built over the bayou in 1959 to connect the Eagle Lake community to U.S. Highway 61. Just north of Vicksburg, Highway 465 is […]
Entergy uses drones to improve reliability
Earlier this year, when strong storms moved through Vicksburg and flooded a substation making it inaccessible from the ground, Entergy Mississippi used drones to look at its equipment and how it was affected by the rising water. “Ordinarily, we would fly over the area in a helicopter to inspect the two-mile section of line because […]
COCHRAN & WICKER ANNOUNCE $7.54 MILLION TO IMPROVE GRENADA TO CANTON RAIL LINE
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have announced a $7.54 million federal transportation grant to support restoration of Grenada Railroad rail service between Grenada and Canton. The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA) application for FASTLANE grant funding to undertake a series of […]
Rains, night temperatures push state’s corn yields
By Linda BreazealeMSU Extension Service Early or not, Mississippi’s corn crop is well on the way to its best yield in years, barring any major disasters.Erick Larson has spent more than two decades as the Mississippi State University Extension Service corn specialist. Larson said 2017 weather generally has been better than he can remember for […]
Community Foundation of Northwest MS launches Public Policy Campaign
Strategy is to increase awareness By Susan Montgomery Sometime in August, the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi will run a series of print and television ads, a public awareness campaign. The fifteen-year-old foundation has distributed about $20 million in donations to charities and non-profits in eleven counties from Desoto to Leflore, but its leaders believe […]
Pete Johnson- Guest Commentary
THE DESK How often have we heard the phrase “If only these walls could talk…”? Well, if only this desk could talk… This beautiful partners desk is solid oak and is four and one-half feet deep and five and one-half feet wide. It has 18 drawers and four pullout writing boards. It is massive and […]
George King
Delta Council 2017-18 president By Becky Gillette | Photography by Rory Doyle George W. King Jr., the new president of Delta Council, doesn’t draw a line between work and play. He considers farming his primary hobby. He also likes to bicycle, and often enjoys riding along Lake Washington. “When you ride early in the morning, […]
Danny Whalen elected to Mississippi Bankers Association Board of Directors
Danny Whalen of Cleveland has been elected to a 3-year term on the Mississippi Bankers Association Board of Directors. Whalen will represent his region of the state on the Board, which governs the 128-year-old association. MBA’s membership includes commercial banks and savings institutions operating in Mississippi, and the association’s members hold over 95 percent of […]
Oxford experiencing a growth explosion
By Angela Rogalski Photography By Austin Britt Oxford has many things to celebrate when it comes to its past, present and future; not the least of which is the pride and joy residents feel about Ole Miss, the university where the favorite saying is UM Alum, Larry Wamble’s , “we may not win every game…but […]
No “free ride” when considering road and bridge improvements
By Walton Gresham Thirteen States, including our neighbors to the west (Arkansas), and the north (Tennessee), have embraced the reality that they will not repair and maintain a 2017 road and bridge system in their respective States with a revenue stream instituted in the 1980’s. 11 of these 13 States that have passed road and […]