MDOT to temporarily close two reservoir bridges
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is moving forward with a project to remove two bridges on State Route 43 in Madison County. At a...
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Ross Barnett Reservoir trash law now in effect
The new Ross Barnett Reservoir trash law for boats went into effect yesterday, January 1st, 2019. The law requires all boaters and fisherman to have...
Salvinia emergency causes boating ban in reservoir
Acting on the advice of aquatic vegetation experts, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District on Thursday declared an emergency related to the outbreak of...
18-wheeler crashes into reservoir
All lanes are still blocked off after an 18-wheeler crashed into the Ross Barnett Reservoir on MS 43 near the Madison/Rankin County line last night. Reports...
Featured Man dies in submerged vehicle
On Saturday the Reservoir police responded to a Ross Barnett Reservoir boat launch off Highway 43 to a report of an unconscious man in a...
Featured National Safe Boating Week tips
With the start of boating season and this week’s National Safe Boating Week, May 19–25, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has...
Volunteers gear up to “sweep” Pearl River of growing filth
by Jared Bounds
Cleanup teams dispatched from 30 locations along the Pearl River will take to the water this September in the first Pearl River Clean Sweep. The...
Mississippi Weekend: Fish, fireworks, and family
Whether it’s an early start to the 4th of July or just a weekend with the family, there’s plenty to do in Mississippi this weekend....
Ross Barnett Spillway to allow more water flow
A rapid and intense rain event overnight on Sunday forced Barnett Reservoir officials to increase the water flow at the dam to lessen the impact of...
Wine and Liquor in Your Town: Referendums Pass in Pontotoc and on the Rankin County Side of the Rez
by kim
PONTOTOC, Miss.–You will soon be able to buy hard liquor in the City of Pontotoc. If you live there, you had the chance to decide...