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In August of 2022 events of extreme flooding occurred. Torrential rain flooded Mississippi Pearl River. It also flooded the Ross R. Barnett Reservoir which is 33,000 acres. The Jackson area relied on this source for water in their homes. When a flood occurs often the water becomes contaminated because of runoff.
Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) was an American physician and planter in the Antebellum South. He owned the Rosswood Plantation, a cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. His diary was published posthumously.
Charles Thomas Jackson (June 21, 1805 – August 28, 1880) was an American physician and scientist who was active in medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and geology.
Jackson, MS: City of Jackson, 1977. LCCN 77-081145. External links. Jackson, MS Mayor's Office - official website This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 10: ...
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2 ) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District .
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) is a governing entity within the state of Mississippi tasked to manage a portion of the Pearl River basin, including the Ross Barnett Reservoir area, and its watersheds. The responsibilities of the district include: overseeing land management, maintaining natural resources, and providing ...
The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $ 500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars).
Ann B. Ross is an American author noted for her series of New York Times bestsellers set in her home state of North Carolina [1] [2] This comedic cozy mystery series features Miss Julia, whose name appears at the beginning of each title in the series. [1] [3] Ross also taught literature and humanities at the University of North Carolina at ...
Located in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, it is the only dental school in Mississippi.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the ...