Parker Towing rechristens two tow boats to honor employees
Parker Towing honored Ladonna Rubio and Beverly Jo Smith for their service to the company by renaming two boats in their ...
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The River: Downbound trip to New Orleans aboard DELTA QUEEN leads to next steps on road to captain
The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long and continuing ...
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The River: Call from an old friend serves as reminder that life, like the mighty Mississippi River, flows on
The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...
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Man's body found in Mississippi River near downtown Baton Rouge, officials say
The body of a man was found in the Mississippi River near the city dock near the Belle of Baton Rouge downtown on Tuesday morning, officials said. At 9 a.m., personnel from the Coroner's Office ...
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Mississippi River mayors lobby for more government funding for flooding, mitigation
“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...
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Judge calls city’s bluff: Minneapolis cannot issue variance to build on protected Mississippi River shore
Minnesota regulators sued the city of Minneapolis to stop a homeowner from building on this protected bluff of the Mississippi River. (Provided/City of Minneapolis) ...
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Rowing team safe after boats take on water in Fall River pond
and several boats began taking on water, the school said in a statement, though it stressed that lifejackets were available for all students. By the time Fall River fire, police, and EMS ...
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Work under way to recover sunken river boats
Work is under way to try to recover five sunken boats from the River Avon in Bath. Bath and North East Somerset Council said the boats in the stretch of river near Pulteney Weir were a hazard to ...
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NWS: At least 17 tornadoes hit Mississippi over the weekend. Wind speeds staggering
Mississippi was pounded by tornadoes spawned by severe storms that came through the state Friday and Saturday. The storms destroyed homes, upended lives and are blamed for multiple deaths in ...