American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, Bobbie Gentry Dethroned The Beatles With a Haunting First-Person Narrative: “A Study in Unconscious Cruelty”

Gentry brought that one, along with “Mississippi Delta,” to Capitol Records, which officially signed her on June 23, 1967. “Ode to Billie Joe” is a sparse, half-spoken recounting of the suicide of ...
Picayune Item

Mark Lowry Blends Uplifting Music and Faith at PRCC Concert

What started as a concert on Monday, Oct. 13th at Pearl River Community College’s Brownstone Center quickly transformed into ...
NPR Illinois

Drought is shrinking Mississippi River levels — again. That's a big problem for farmers

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...

This Underrated Mississippi City Is A Blues Lover's Paradise Surrounded By Lakes And Countryside

While it's a lesser-known stop on the Mississippi Blues Trail, music fans shouldn't skip this city that's surrounded by ...
NKyTribune

The River: Taking in the sights, sounds as riverboats make their way to America’s River Roots festival

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...
KY3

Single mom, 7 kids paddling entire Mississippi River: ‘Your world begins to open up’

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - A Virginia mother who loves a good adventure wants to teach her children to have that same type of spirit. She and seven of her children are now paddling along the ...
WAFB

Environmental assessment for new Mississippi River bridge moving forward

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An environmental assessment for a new Mississippi River bridge south of Baton Rouge is moving forward. According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ...
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Mississippi River mayors explore unified voice on major water users like data centers

A barge and tugboat moving upriver from the downtown area of St. Louis, Missouri along the Mississippi River. Data centers don’t just represent a critical issue for the St. Louis region. Anything ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Volunteers join forces to tackle Mississippi River pollution

ST. LOUIS – Volunteers are gathering this morning to clean up the St. Louis riverfront along the Mississippi River. The cleanup event, which runs from 8 AM to 1 PM, aims to address the significant ...
WEAU

Mom and seven kids paddling entirety of Mississippi River

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - A Virginia mom and seven of her kids are on a Mississippi River adventure and we caught up with them as they were leaving La Crosse. Nikki Bettis of Danville, Virginia and ...
Travel Agent

American Cruise Lines Expanding on the Mississippi

American Cruise Lines has announced an expanded fleet and three new itineraries. The company is adding capacity and itineraries on the Mississippi River and tributaries, by introducing the first-ever ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Low Mississippi River Levels Again Jeopardize Farm Income

Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the most important export corridors in the world. Over the past five years, an ...