Staff Picks 2019
‘Bluff City’ both an ode to and an inquiry of civil-rights photographer Ernest Withers
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Biography is equally a history of 20th Century Memphis, focusing on the civil rights movement and its clash with the FBI
Bill Waller Jr.
Bill Waller Jr.’s Top Contributions
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Bill Waller, Jr.’s top contributions in the 2019 Governor’s race
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Robert Foster’s Top Contributions
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Robert Foster’s top contributions in the 2019 Governor’s race
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Contributions by City, Governor’s Race 2019
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A breakdown of how much money each city sent to the top Gubernatorial candidates.
Election 2019
Mississippi governor’s race: Finance reports offer glimpse at who’s funding top candidates
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Top gubernatorial candidate’s finance reports, as well as searchable tables of their largest contributions ($3,000 or higher) and contributions by city.
Voter Guide 2019
2019 Governor’s Race Spending Tracker
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Track how much candidates for governor have spent.
Voter Guide 2019
Campaign donations in Mississippi Governor’s Race 2019
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View donations by location to the top-funded campaigns in the 2019 governor’s race.
Flooding
South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps
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Locals in the Mississippi backwater believe the Yazoo Pumps would prevent the floodwaters that regularly threaten thousands. But the EPA said they would destroy wetlands.
The Homeland and the Wetlands: The Yazoo backwater fight rages
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With hundreds of thousands of acres across six counties under water, debate over the controversial Yazoo Pumps project is once again the talk of the Mississippi Delta
‘From really bad to worse’: Eagle Lake residents race the clock to fight rising waters, save homes from catastrophic flood
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With more rain in the forecast, and little help from the government, neighbors of this 400-person community have come together to battle Mother Nature. Still, some resident fear their efforts might only be delaying the inevitable.
Bridge Closures
Flooding, bridge closure leave some in Delta community stuck and walled off
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Resident of Winterville, a rural town about eight miles north of Greenville, can’t go more than half a mile in either direction from her house.
Eleven Mississippi counties eligible for disaster relief, FEMA announces
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a notice Tuesday that eleven counties are now eligible for disaster relief for damages caused during tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather in southern Mississippi. The counties are: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Marion, Newton, Perry and Wayne. Those counties are eligible to receive reimbursement for costs to repair or replace facilities through the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration on Feb. 14 to designate these areas as adversely affected from the storms occurring Dec. 27 through Dec 28, 2018.
Bridge Closures
MDOT, county officials still on different pages over bridge closures
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Some counties say MDOT’s list of 60 bridge closures last week includes some that have been fixed but haven’t received a new inspection.