William A. Read’s “Indian Place Names in Alabama” tells us that Tombigbee comes from Choctaw words meaning “box makers” or “coffin makers.” He follows the “coffin makers” line of thinking and reports ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) hosted U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at its Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Tupelo, MS at the invitation of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R ...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / / March 24, 2025 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) hosted U.S. Secretary of Defense ...

Agriculture is the backbone of Mississippi’s economy and the lifeblood of many of our small, rural communities.

and into the TVA Waterway, then to the Tombigbee Waterway, exiting in Mobile Bay. They crossed the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs, FL. and then down the Florida West Coast. They left the 45 ...

MOBILE, Ala., March 1.--The steamer W. H. Gardner, one of the largest boats plying on the Tombigbee River from Mobile, was burned this afternoon, three miles below Gainesville, Sumter County ...

Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 21.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is ...

Matt's 7:30 p.m. Friday Forecast - Particularly Dangerous Situation issued for north Mississippi ...

Counties across West Alabama are now under flood warnings and watches ahead of major storms expected Friday and Saturday ...