Dam in Swan Lake area of Harrison County sustains damage
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Harrison County dam in the Swan Lake area sustained structural damage due to extreme amounts of rain, according to the Harrison…
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Dam sustains structural damage due to heavy rainfall in Swan Lake area in North Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A dam in the Swan Lake area in North Harrison County has sustained structural damage, according to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. The board says the damage is a result of extreme amounts of rain…
Flooding concerns in Lake-A-Way area in Stone County
The Stone County Emergency Agency, along with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Agency, are still pumping water out of the lake near the Lake-A-Way RV park in order to reduce the risk of flooding in the area.…
Officials: Dam at Mississippi lake could soon fail, residents urged to evacuate
By Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Emergency management officials say heavy rains could cause the failure of a dam in rural northeastern Mississippi. Officials are urging residents near Oktibbeha County Lake to evacuate. While the evacuation is not mandatory,…
Controversy over Damming Pascagoula River
An organization dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers in the country named the Pascagoula River one of America’s most endangered for 2016. This comes as environmental groups are calling on a federal agency to stop the potential dam construction project…
Barge Blocks Dam
Heavy rainfall and a barge trapped against a dam could lead to severe flooding in Northeast Mississippi.
Damming the Pascagoula River
A representative from the Coast Sierra Club asked Jackson County supervisors to withdraw support in damming the Pascagoula River to help create a more recreational spot in George County.