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VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Ships and barges on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg have run aground because of the low water level due to the extreme drought conditions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are using their Dredge Jadwin ship to push out massive sandbars in the Mississippi River. The ship had been carving out […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.

The Dredge Jadwin departed Vicksburg Harbor yesterday morning to begin the 2023 dredging season.

After a much-extended season, dredge crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts have wrapped up their work.

The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor January 19, completing the 2022 dredging season.