MS News Now Feature

MS News Now Feature

Walt’s Look Around: MS River Basin Model Wednesday, October 19th 2016, 9:03 pm CDTWednesday, October 19th 2016, 9:29 pm CDT Posted by Bob Burks, Digital Content Producer By Walt Grayson JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -There is a piece of Mississippi History...
Bird’s Eye View

Bird’s Eye View

Check out the drone video from Saturdays cleanup. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1049618541802875&id=983714048393325
Our First Clean-up Day was a Great Success!

Our First Clean-up Day was a Great Success!

Thanks to everyone who has come together to make our first Clean-Up Day so successful! We’ve had a great turn out and because of how much we’ve cleared this morning, our dumpsters are already full! So, we’re calling it quits today at 1:00 p.m. and...
Clean Up Day is Coming!

Clean Up Day is Coming!

The Friends of Mississippi River Basin Model is partnering with the Jackson Branch of the American Society of Engineers to clean up the historical Mississippi River Basin Model on October 15 & 16, 2016. We will move trees, clear grass, remove debris, and share...
The Project Begins

The Project Begins

Before you can understand this project, you have to understand the first project. During WWII, the US Army Corps of Engineers began work on creating the world’s largest model of the Mississippi River Basin. It’s purpose? Well, it was a model –...