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Thompson, Wicker to host listening session on Delta flooding

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Thompson, Wicker to host listening session on Delta flooding

Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bennie Thompson are hosting federal agency in Rolling Fork on Wednesday for a listening session to discuss the area's regular .

The comes months after the Environmental Protection Agency decided to reinstate its veto of the Yazoo Pumps , a long-debated flood control proposal that the agency revisited under the Trump administration. The EPA originally vetoed the project — which has the of top Mississippi politicians Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Gov. Tate Reeves — in 2008 due to its potential effects on wetlands in the South Delta.

Since the to reinstate the veto last November, both Wicker and Hyde-Smith have pressed the EPA to reconsider the project during congressional committee meetings. In May, Wicker argued that the high rate of poverty in the South Delta makes flood control in the area a suitable project for President Biden's focus on environmental justice.

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Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory — along with officials from the EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency — will appear at Wednesday's roundtable discussion, according to an invitation to the event local community organizer and attorney Ty Pinkins shared with .

Thompson, who represents the South Delta in , has expressed cautious support for the pumps project in recent years, citing an estimated $500 million price tag and suggesting that alternatives should be on the table as well.

Thompson also questioned the EPA's decision to reverse the 2008 veto during the Trump administration, and last year requested that the agency investigate the matter after reports that officials had ignored scientists' concerns about the Yazoo Pumps.

Opponents of the project point to other solutions with federal funding available, such as buyouts and elevating structures.

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The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. at South Delta High School in Rolling Fork.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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MSU Performing Arts wraps up semester with Hip Hop Orchestra

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www.wcbi.com – Anthony Jenkins – 2024-03-27 18:24:33

SUMMARY: Mississippi is ending its Spring semester with a high note by hosting a Hip Hop Orchestra Experience at the Betterworth Auditorium as part of the MSU Lyceum Performing Arts . Led by composer JooWan Kim, this collaborative features MSU student musicians and experienced artists performing classical and hip-hop music. The event, organized by the MSU Student Activities, aims to create a grand finale for the semester. The and staff musicians have been working together with guest performers to learn new music and create a beautiful performance. The next season of performances will be announced this summer on the MSU Student Activities website.

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Fulton police warn businesses about fake money going around

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www.wcbi.com – Marcus Hunter – 2024-03-27 16:43:55

SUMMARY: The Department warns business owners about counterfeit $100 bills being passed in the area. The fake bills passed the marker test but did not have the normal watermark upon further inspection. Business owners are urged to be vigilant and thoroughly check big bills they . The police are currently looking for four suspects involved in the . For more and updates, follow them on Facebook.

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Anthony Fox files lawsuit after conviction is reversed

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www.wjtv.com – Kaitlin Howell – 2024-03-27 16:30:43

SUMMARY: Former officer Anthony Fox, recently released from prison after his conviction was reversed, has filed a against the of Mississippi seeking compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Fox was initially convicted in the 2019 of George Robinson and to five years in prison before the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed the conviction due to insufficient evidence. Upon his release, Fox was reinstated as a Clinton narcotics detective by the of Clinton's Board of Aldermen. His attorney, Francis S. Springer, filed the lawsuit in Circuit Court on Fox's behalf on March 25, 2024.

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