So, here's what you need to know about black bears in Mississippi and what to do if you see one. "You're always going to have a big influx of sightings this time of year and some outliers ...

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From the Barrier Islands to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, here's where to see some of the best views in.

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.

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Rising water from the Mississippi River is putting emergency crews and neighbors in Vicksburg on alert. In early April, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., declared a ...

“They didn’t want to get out and walk; it was too hot.” The drop in the Mississippi River has led to riverboat cruise ships notifying the city of Vicksburg that it won’t be docking nearby because the ...

THE RIVER TODAY IN VICKSBURG. >> THIS IS THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DREDGE SHIP JADWIN RIGHT NOW CHURNING UP THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IN THIS SECTION AND PUSHING OUT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ...

Our small group was paddling along the eastern bank of the Mississippi River upstream from Vicksburg, Mississippi. “Are y’all on a long journey?” one of the agents asked. Our guide ...

Thomas Berner via AP Last week, there were nearly 150 vessels and more than 2,250 barges in a queue to float through stretches of the Mississippi River near Memphis Vicksburg, Mississippi ...

In 1876, Andrew told us at camp one night, the Mississippi jumped. Sediment had slowly filled the river’s main channel off the meander that had long flowed along Vicksburg’s downtown port ...