In April of this year, the Mississippi River had swelled to a peak of 49 ft., well above the 43 ft. flood level. Low lying areas like the Kings community dealt with flooding issues, Eagle ...

WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO GET AHEAD OF IT. >> THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH 48.5FT, WHICH IS MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. AT THE FLOOD WALLS, YOU CAN SEE FLOOD MARKS SHOWING DIFFERENT WATER LEVELS. TO PREPARE ...

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise.The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – Barges transporting commerce idled among the nearly four dozen vessels stacked up Tuesday along a normally bustling stretch of the Mississippi River, denied transit as crews ...

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the ...

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the ...

The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside Memphis in 2016. Memphis is again flooding this month after heavy rains. (Andrew Breig/Daily Memphian) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

A group of hunters caught a nearly 14-foot-long alligator in the Mississippi River. One of the hunters had previously attempted to catch the same alligator three years prior. It took the group of six ...

Spanish people have had a hand in Mississippi’s history from the days of the European explorers. The first contact Native ...