Keeping the Delta From Flooding: Yazoo Backwater Project Still Stalled, Cochran Wants Review
YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Imagine having a house on the Yazoo River. Cotton fields are lit up white all around. Frogs croak at night, birds chirp by...
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Spooky Mississippi: The Story of the Crossroads and Its Mythology With Robert Johnson
by kim
CLARKSDALE, Miss.–Robert Johnson, perhaps Mississippi’s most famous bluesman, traveled the Delta playing parties, dives, clubs and even front porches. His playing in 1936 differed so...
Rain Coming Tuesday and Wednesday, But Probably Not Enough
by kim
GREENVILLE, Miss.–There hasn’t been enough rain this month in the state, but after a good two-week dry spell, there’s finally some rain in the forecast....
Breaking Greenville: Delta TV Stations News Departments Featured in Reality Show
by kim
GREENVILLE, Miss.–The Mississippi Delta is served by two TV stations, WABG TV6 and WXVT TV 15. Both news departments are now being filmed and featured...
The First VPO in the Delta: It’s a Post Office Inside Your Local Convenience Store
by kim
LULA, Miss.–Mississippi has four VPOs so far, and more are on the way. One opened in Perkinston last week and another is set to open...
Putting You to Work: Delta Regional Authority Teams With State
by kim
CLARKSDALE, Miss.–What do you want to be when you grow up? What if you’re already grown up and you want to make sure you can...
Review: Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” Surprisingly Open-Minded About Miss.
by kim
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.–If you didn’t see the Anthony Bourdain Show Parts Unkown on CNN Sunday night, you should probably set your DVR for the...
Heads Up: Strong to Severe Storms Expected This Weekend
by kim
GREENVILLE, Miss.–Heavy rain, hail and even tornadoes are possible this weekend and forecasters are keeping their eye on it. The National Weather Service says the...
Rain Mostly Expected in Mississippi, No Wintry Accumulations So Far
by kim
GREENVILLE, Miss.–Parts of the Mississippi Delta were under a winter weather advisory Monday morning, but no accumulations had happened, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist...