State
Dumpster Days are coming soon — Effort during Great American Cleanup will go district-by-district, starting April 5
Daily Leader
The Ford’s big diesel throttled way down low when he shut off the crane. It had taken several pinches from the mechanical arm’s big jaws to extract the old TV display center from the illegal dumpsite on Forest Trail Wednesday morning. It was made of particleboard, and shattered beneath the compression of the closing steel mouth.
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP CONTINUES FOR 38TH YEAR
Scott County Times
Keeping the roads of Mississippi clean for some residents in the county has become an annual tradition.
The Great American Cleanup which is sponsored by Keep Mississippi Beautiful starts every year on spring break and for the Union Grove/Steele Community this is their 38th year for the Clean up event.
Supes increase incentive pay for pilot litter program
Neshoba Democrat
The amount of money the county will pay as an incentive for residents to pick up bags of litter on county roads was increased by the Board of Supervisors in hopes of attracting more interest.
Mayor Barker gives update on Hub City improvement project
WDAM
Sewer Problems in Cleveland
Delta News
At last week's Board of Alderman's meeting, Inframark representative Keith Johnson showed the board pictures of what he and his crew has been pulling from drainage pumps over the past couple of weeks. Johnson explained how the debris and the excess rain has been putting major pressure on the pumps.
Summit seeks grant for sewer repairs
Enterprise-Journal
Summit officials hope to receive a major grant to address longstanding problems with old sewer lines, but even if that’s approved the town will need to borrow almost as much money to complete the work.
Swim with sharks at this new Coast spot that’s better than Marine Life, official says
Sun Herald
It’s taken more than a decade and a couple of tries for Moby Solangi to rebuild what was lost when Hurricane Katrina annihilated the former Marine Life aquarium on the waterfront in Gulfport, and this week he welcomes the public for a soft opening and the first look around his new Ocean Adventures.
Rankin County ranked healthiest county in Mississippi, Holmes ranked least
WDAM
Rankin County ranks healthiest in Mississippi and Holmes County is the least healthy county in the state, according to the ninth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI).
Jackson Co. holds workshops to discuss new walking, cycling, and paddling plans
WLOX
Cities in Jackson County have teamed up to create a master plan to simplify walking, bicycling, and paddling throughout the urbanized areas of the county.
Farmers and Officials In Yazoo County Nervously Watch The Rising Mississippi River
WJTV
Yazoo County has been known as a flood area.
Yazoo backwater could hit 96 feet
Vicksburg Post
Additional local rainfall this weekend could raise the level in the Yazoo backwater to 95 or 96 feet, an official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District said.
McGee named Elected Official Conservationist of the Year
Madison County Journal
The Mississippi Wildlife Federation recently recognized Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee as MWF’s 2017 Elected Official Conservationist of the Year for his conservation-minded approach to governance. This is the first year MWF selected a local municipality official for this honor.
State Government
Parents of Sophia Myers pleased with progress of rare disease bill
WLOX
A bill that was passed by the House and Senate on rare diseases is now on the governor's desk for his signature.
Lawmakers reject new look at Mississippi agency's relocation
AP
Mississippi senators won't reopen a search for a new headquarters location for the state Department of Public Safety.
Regional
Memphis dumps millions of gallons of wastewater into Mississippi River
Natchez Democrat
MEMPHIS — The city of Memphis has dumped approximately 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Mississippi River since Friday.
USDA: Ag disaster from drought in 4 states
AP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared an agriculture disaster because of recent drought in 25 Louisiana parishes , three Mississippi counties , 61 counties in Arkansas and 60 in Texas .
National
Who Is Paying to Fix Outdated Water and Sewer Systems? You Are
Rates rise more than three times the rate of inflation as utilities fund repairs to decaying infrastructure
WSJ
Water bills are surging nationwide as utilities try to fix corroded pipes and overflowing sewer systems, leaving many households struggling to pay and in some cases risking shutoffs and home foreclosures.
That bottled water you paid $3 for may contain tiny particles of plastic: Study
USA Today
That bottle of water you forked over $1-3 for may contain tiny particles of plastic, according to a new report.
Oil Demand Set to Rebalance Surge in U.S. Shale
In its monthly report, IEA sees global appetite for crude being driven by industrialized nations
WSJ
LONDON—Global oil demand will likely grow faster than expected this year, partly offsetting a surge in U.S. shale production and keeping the market in balance, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
