The Commercial Appeal wrote, "'Mud Island' is only a nickname for what was originally a sandbar which appeared in what used ...

A stunning home with links to Daniel Defoe and the real-life Robinson Crusoe ... "Set on the banks of the River Avon, in the beautiful South Hams Region of Devon, Villa Crusoe enjoys a wonderful ...

EDGE approved more than $58,000 in loans for three Memphis businesses: Café Noir, The Four Way and Dream Academy Learning Center. The Mississippi River Institute floating classroom will be docked at ...

The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges. Reaching Hasting ...

Lane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with ... Later in the cruise are celebrations of Memphis and Mississippi Delta blues. The ship sails during ...

Some Cape Fear area fire crews are helping with the containment efforts in the western part of the state, as massive wildfires continue to burn in Polk County. This week will mark the start of the ...

“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Bob Timmons at the Star Tribune is reporting federal offices in Minnesota devoted to the Mississippi River recreation area ...

The Memphis City Council is considering a task force to address trash dumping in the Wolf River bottoms. The 16-member task force would include representatives from city, county, and state agencies.