Watkins Elementary was awarded a $1,000 competitive grant from the Mississippi Recycling Coalition for the second consecutive year.

The grant will be used for promotional materials, collection bins, student incentives, and recycling and environmental awareness activities. The grant award acknowledges student leadership and participation in the school's recycling program, the school's emphasis on educating students about the benefits of recycling, and its outreach to the community has been successful... Read More

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Purple Creek in Northeast Jackson at Sedgewick Drive downstream to the Pearl River.

The department recommends people avoid contact with the water, such as swimming, wading or eating fish from these waters.

The department also issued a temporary water contact advisory Tuesday for Caney Creek in South Jackson from Highway 18 downstream to McClure Road.

A sewer line collapsed causing untreated wastewater to release into the creek.

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By Gary R. Bachman

MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

The weather outside may be frightful, but gardeners who want early spring color get out in it to plant spring-flowering bulbs.

Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocus are among the first plants to give us colorful signs that winter is almost over.