Mississippi
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Mississippi River basin offers habitats unique to western third of Kentucky
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Editor’s be aware: That is the eighth and closing article in a collection profiling the key river basins of Kentucky.
The Mississippi River at confluence of Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. (Picture from USGS)
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river on the North American continent, flowing southward for two,340 miles from its supply, Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, to the Mississippi River Delta within the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi basin drains all or components of 32 U.S. states between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians, 1,139,490 sq. miles. It both borders or passes via the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The Mississippi River kinds the western boundary of Kentucky for 71 miles in 4 counties — Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman and Fulton — from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois to simply south of New Madrid, Missouri.
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Early Historical past
Native People had been current alongside the Mississippi River in Kentucky for 1000’s of years, first as nomadic hunters and gatherers, then later practising agriculture in villages.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Website, close to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, was the location of a Native American village occupied about 1100 to 1350 A.D.
Native individuals of the Mississippian tradition constructed earthen mounds and everlasting homes round a central plaza overlooking the Mississippi River. Right this moment, this archaeological web site options mounds, museum reveals, a strolling path, and a welcome heart.
Open to the general public since 1932, the museum reveals excavated artifacts equivalent to Mississippian pottery and stone instruments and shows art work showcasing their lifestyle and the archaeological historical past of Native American tribes in Kentucky.
For extra data go to parks.ky.gov.
Tributaries
There are three main tributaries to the Mississippi River in Kentucky — Mayfield Creek, Obion Creek and Bayou de Chien.
Mayfield Creek arises in Calloway County, flows north via Graves County, simply to the east of Mayfield, then turns west via McCracken County. It kinds the boundary between Ballard and Carlisle counties, and joins the Mississippi River, simply south of Wickliffe.
Obion Creek arises in southern Graves County, flows northwestward into Carlisle County, then abruptly turns southwestward via Hickman County, to its confluence with the Mississippi River north of Hickman, in Fulton County.
Bayou de Chien arises in southern Graves County, close to the Tennessee line, and flows westward into Fulton County, forming a community of wetlands, merging with Obion Creek and Little Mud Creek, north of Hickman.
River Entry
For data on launching ramps for trailered boats on the Mississippi River in Kentucky, go to the KDFWR waterbodies webdsite.
Fish and Wildlife
The confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi in western Kentucky is the apex of the Mississippi Flyway, a fowl migration route that typically follows the Mississippi, Missouri, and Decrease Ohio rivers from their breeding grounds in Canada and the northern U.S. to their wintering grounds alongside the Gulf of Mexico and in Central and South America.
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Mallard geese (Picture from USFWS)
About 40 % of all North American migrating waterfowl and shorebirds use this route. The opposite main migration routes are the Atlantic, Central and Pacific Flyways.
Greater than 325 fowl species make the round-trip every year alongside the Mississippi Flyway.
The considerable wetlands alongside the Mississippi River in Kentucky provide glorious wildlife viewing, fishing, waterfowl searching, and trapping alternatives for beaver, river otter and different furbearers.
The wooded uplands assist high quality populations of white-tailed deer, wild turkeys and small mammals.
Reelfoot NWR
Reelfoot Lake, in Fulton County, Kentucky, and Lake County, Tennessee, is a 27,000-acre crescent-shaped pure lake, lined with cypress bushes.
The lake was fashioned by the New Madrid Earthquake on December 16, 1811, and two aftershocks on January 23 and February 7, 1812. The land beneath the previous channels of the Mississippi River, Bayou de Chien and Reelfoot River sank, filling with water flowing downstream from the Mississippi River.
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Reelfoot Lake Picture from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; click on for bigger picture)
Reelfoot Nationwide Wildlife Refuge was established in 1941 in Tennessee. Further land purchases prolonged the refuge into Kentucky and its current acreage of 10,428.
The refuge and surrounding lake had been preserved as a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering necessary habitat to over 283 species of birds together with the endangered Least Tern.
The refuge is a significant wintering, migrating, and nesting space for waterfowl. There may be additionally a big wintering inhabitants of bald eagles.
The refuge can be house to numerous different wildlife, together with white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, furbearers, reptiles, and amphibians.
The lake additionally provides glorious fishing for bluegill, crappie and different gamefish.
Wildlife recreation alternatives embrace a quota deer hunt, a 3.5-mile auto tour, climbing in bottomland hardwood forests with a number of viewing towers, and paddling in small boats (kayaks and canoes) trails via the nonetheless waters of Reelfoot Lake.
For extra data, go to www.fws.gov.
The Mississippi River basin in Kentucky provides guests a possibility to discover wildlife habitats not discovered within the japanese two-thirds of the state, and find out about a sophisticated Native American tradition that thrived within the area, previous to European exploration.
In some ways, the area downriver of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, is exclusive within the state and properly well worth the lengthy drive. It’s one of many state’s “must-see” journey locations.
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Mississippi
‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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Mississippi
Tire failure suspected in deadly Mississippi bus crash, NTSB says
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that killed seven and injured 36 people.
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle’s mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company’s vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos’ website.
“Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through,” Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Mississippi
This drive showed where Mississippi State football offense can improve for Arizona State
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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s offense had a high-flying Saturday in coach Jeff Lebby’s first game.
It scored touchdowns on six of its first nine drives — one of which was a one-play kneel down to end the first half — leaving Eastern Kentucky buried early and deep at Davis Wade Stadium. It was a 56-7 win for the Bulldogs, with them leading 35-0 at one point in the first half.
Baylor transfer Blake Shapen was superb at quarterback and numerous wide receivers such as Jordan Mosley, Kevin Coleman, Mario Craver Jr. and Creed Whittemore made big plays against EKU (0-1).
Even still, Lebby wasn’t completely satisfied with the performance.
“I think there was a whole lot of good,” Lebby said postgame. “Proud of our guys for their energy and their competitive spirit and toughness they played with, but there’s so many things to clean up. I think that’s the biggest takeaway is that you got a chance to go win the way we won, but we’re going to need to play better, play cleaner and that’s where we’re going to look forward to as we get back into it.”
Take Mississippi State’s third offensive drive as an example of where it can improve.
It was the Bulldogs first drive where they didn’t score points, even though it began at the MSU 46-yard line.
MSU (1-0) was penalized for an illegal formation on the first play of the drive, negating a 47-yard catch-and-run from Craver. Three plays later, after Shapen scrambled 12 yards for a first down, MSU was whistled for another illegal formation. Mississippi State then failed to convert on 4th-and-3 from the EKU 33-yard line.
Those were the only penalties committed by Mississippi State’s offense all night, but it’s not the first time we’ve heard of those types of MSU infractions. In the preseason, following Mississippi State’s first scrimmage that was closed to the public, Lebby noted that “non-playing penalties” were a work in progress.
Players have said that Lebby’s up-tempo pace has been an adjustment. Perhaps it’s one that’s still ongoing.
“Looking back at the game, we did a lot of good things, but there were a couple drives that we killed the drive,” Shapen said. “So, we can keep getting better. I think an emphasis for me is just to let everybody know that we haven’t arrived or anything. We got a lot more to prove, especially going in to play a good Arizona State team next week.”
MORE: Jeff Lebby says Mississippi State football didn’t put on a good enough show. Here’s how he’s wrong
Arizona State might be better than anticipated
MSU’s Week 2 game at Arizona State (9:30 p.m., ESPN) was always going to be its most challenging in the nonconference schedule, but it looks even more so now.
Arizona State routed Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils were about a seven-point favorite entering the game in Tempe, and Wyoming, historically, is no cakewalk in the Group of 5. It was an impressive statement from second-year coach Kenny Dillingham after a 4-9 season in 2023.
The Sun Devils (1-0) scored two defensive touchdowns, forced three turnovers and held Wyoming (0-1) to 118 total yards of offense. Sixty-two of those yards came in the fourth quarter with the game already well decided.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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