The Vicksburg Post

State awards nearly $3M for Mississippi River Inland Port Complex

Warren County is set to receive nearly $3 million for industrial site improvements as part of more than $100 million in ...
WAPT

Vicksburg strengthens flood wall ahead of rising Mississippi River

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 ...
WAPT

Mississippi River so low that ship crews have to work to avoid grounding out

The Mississippi River in Vicksburg is the lowest it’s been since 1988. The drought has dropped the river there by 10 feet since Sept. 1.Crew members from ships traveling the Mississippi River are ...
The Vicksburg Post

LOOKING BACK: Buena Vista — Greek Revival, Mississippi style

Buena Vista is a two-story Greek Revival plantation house that was built facing the Mississippi River at Eagle Bend, a long ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Mississippi River crests in Vicksburg, claims one life

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) -- The Mississippi River crested at more than 14 feet above flood stage in Vicksburg on Thursday, a slightly lower than expected level that eased worries about water potentially ...
The Advocate

Museum provides education about Lower Mississippi River

VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Lower Mississippi River Museum uses hands-on displays to help people understand the lore and power of the waterway that has shaped North American life for centuries. The ...
Atlanta Magazine

Vicksburg, Mississippi, offers delightful local shopping and classic Southern eats

Perched high on a bluff with sweeping views of the Mississippi River sits Vicksburg. That very bluff is what made the city so challenging for the Union to capture during the 47-day Civil War battle of ...
Arizona Daily Star

Good news, and bad: Mississippi River crests in Vicksburg

VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Mississippi River crested here at more than 14 feet above flood stage Thursday, a slightly lower-than-expected level that eased worries about water spilling over a levee and ...
NOLA.com

With snow and heavy rain up north, Mississippi River in Louisiana to approach flood stage

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — The National Weather Service is predicting a rapid rise along the lower Mississippi River in the next two weeks. Forecasters predict minor flooding in at least some points ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi River water levels continue to drop. Could they approach records?

The Mississippi River is approaching record low water levels in Vicksburg and Natchez amid a drought in the upper and middle Mississippi River region, according to the National Weather Service. The ...
Reuters

Walls at Vicksburg strain as Mississippi River tops record

VICKSBURG, Mississippi (Reuters) - The temporary walls erected at Vicksburg to hold back floodwaters were under fresh strain on Sunday as Mississippi River water levels set new records. One day after ...