Too Much Rain in Central Mississippi

Cody Parker: “You know, you just about want to cry.” All Central Mississippi row crop farmer Cody Parker could do was watch as torrential rains continued to pelt his corn, soy beans and cotton. Parker stood by as the water rose across his fifteen hundred acres within...

EPA, Army Corps Holds Public Hearing on Yazoo Backwater Pumps

The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers hosted a public hearing about the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project earlier this month. “It does demonstrate our interest and commitment in proceeding to find the right solution here, the right approach to...

Legislature Introduces More Than 1,900 Bills for Consideration

Monday, January 16, was the deadline for general bills and constitutional amendments to be introduced in this 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. The next major deadline is Tuesday, January 31, when committees are required to report general bills and...