State
MDOT NEEDS MORE PLANS BEFORE SUPPORTING ONE LAKE PROJECT
Northside Sun
The much-anticipated One Lake Project is being panned by state transportation officials, in large part, because they don’t have enough information to support it.
Trash or Recyclables?
DeltaNewsTV
It can be confusing to decipher between what's trash, and what's recyclables, but one Delta Recycling Center offers tips on what to look for.
HIRE FORENSIC ENGINEER
Northside Sun
Jackson city officials were still hoping to get to the bottom of what caused a recent main break that affected some 60,000 customers.
Farm Bill clears way for Okhissa takeover
Enterprise-Journal
The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance has the go-ahead to pursue taking over 150 acres surrounding Okhissa Lake in the Homochitto National Forest in Franklin County with the passage of the $867 billion Farm Bill.
State Government
Former epidemiologist named new Mississippi health officer
AP
The Mississippi State Department of Health has a new leader.
Mississippi First tour stop brings utility giants and jobs to Tupelo
Daily Journal
Mississippi public utility company reps met with local contractors and businesses Thursday to discuss a push on utility giants to utilize more Mississippi contractors.
Alloy ingredient firm sets $10M Mississippi plant, hiring 25
AP
A maker of steel and aluminum alloy ingredients is opening a plant in northeast Mississippi.
Traxys Cometals Processing announced Thursday that it's investing $10 million and will hire 25 workers.
$340,000 A MONTH
Northside Sun
In the battle for the state government’s telecommunications business, C-Spire underbid AT&T by $32.5 million for an eight-year contract.
National
Study: 'No Scientific Basis' For Challenges To EPA Endangerment Finding
WBUR
There’s more proof that greenhouse gases are dangerous to human health.
That’s the conclusion of a study published Thursday in the journal Science, for which researchers reviewed hundreds of scientific papers on climate change published since 2009.
Quoting ‘The Lorax,’ federal judges reject pipeline’s effort to cross Appalachian Trail
AP
A federal appeals has thrown out another key permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, increasing the likelihood that work on the 604-mile multi-state project could be held up until this summer if not longer.
Press Releases
Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs III Named New State Health Officer
MSDH
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health announces that Interim State Health Officer and former State Epidemiologist Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH, has been appointed Mississippi’s new State Health Officer.
Seeking Water from Above: Low-Level Helicopter to Fly Southern Portion of Mississippi Alluvial Plain
USGSRelease Date: DECEMBER 13, 2018
In mid-December a low-level helicopter will begin flying over the southern portion of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, or MAP, near Monroe, Louisiana, to acquire a more robust picture of aquifers in the area.
Economic impact of U.S. commercial, recreational fishing remains strong
New report shows industries supported 1.7 million jobs nationally in 2016
NOAA
Today, NOAA released the 11th Fisheries Economics of the United States reportwhich provides the most up-to-date economic statistics on commercial and recreational fisheries as well as seafood-related businesses for each coastal state and the nation.
American seafood industry steadily increases its footprint
NOAA
December 13, 2018
Fishing and seafood consumption in the United States increased in 2017, with landings and value of U.S. fisheries continuing a strong, positive trend.
