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For decades, rural communities have struggled to maintain crumbling roads and bridges in the face of shrinking tax bases and diminishing resources. COVID-19 has only made the situation worse, by halting infrastructure projects and diverting public...
For decades, rural communities have struggled to maintain crumbling roads and bridges in the face of shrinking tax bases and diminishing resources. COVID-19 has only made the situation worse, by halting infrastructure projects and diverting public resources away from repaving roads to public health.
While drivers in central Mississippi deal with a third day of treacherous road conditions and the potential for a second wave of winter weather, new information from tMDOT reveals at least two factors that likely made the impact of that snow and ice on roads even worse.
Winter storm warning issued for parts of Mississippi Brian Broom, Mississippi Clarion Ledger WATCH: MDOT snowplow works to clear road Replay Video UP NEXT Editor’s note: The Clarion Ledger is making this severe weather story free for everyone to read as a public service. We can’t continue to do this important work without your support. If you don’t already, please subscribe today at https://cm.clarionledger.com/specialoffer. The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a winter Storm Warning for parts of Mississippi effective 6 a.m. Wednesday ahead of another sto...
Parts of west, east and central Mississippi are expected to receive another round of freezing rain and sleet Wednesday, according to forecasters.