News Headlines for Alligator, Mississippi

2 Mississippi River locks reopen as waters recede (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Army Corps of Engineers says two navigational locks along the Mississippi River have reopened after being closed because of flooding.

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Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years.

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Last of flood-closed Mississippi locks reopen (AP via Yahoo! News)
The last of the Mississippi River navigational locks that were closed to barges because of flooding are back in business.

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Last of Flood-Closed Mississippi Locks Reopen (ABC News)
Last 2 navigational locks on Mississippi River closed by flooding reopen to barges

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Hampton to join Francoeur, Diaz in Mississippi (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mike Hampton threw five scoreless innings in a minor league rehabilitation assignment for Class A Myrtle Beach on Saturday night, allowing five hits, no walks and striking out six in a 64-pitch effort. Hampton is scheduled to pitch again for AA Mississippi in Jacksonville on Thursday.

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Last of flood-closed Mississippi locks reopen (Pioneer Press)
ST. LOUIS — The last of the Mississippi River locks that had been closed to barges are back in business.

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Last of flood-closed Mississippi locks reopen (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
ST. LOUIS - The last of the Mississippi River locks that had been closed to barges are back in business. Jennifer Godfrey of the Army Corps of Engineers says locks in Clarksville and Winfield, Mo. have reopened. She says commercial traffic at the St. Louis port is limited to the daytime.

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Mississippi funds via adequacy standards (Middletown Journal)
Mississippi is the 23rd profile in The Journal's yearlong series examining school funding in each of the 50 states.

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Last 2 navigational locks on Mississippi River closed by flooding reopen to barges (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
ST. LOUIS - The last of the Mississippi River navigational locks that were closed to barges because of flooding are back in business. Jennifer Godfrey of the Army Corps of Engineers says locks in Clarksville and Winfield have reopened.

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Details on new Mississippi River crossing released (Edwardsville Journal)
The governors of Illinois and Missouri signed an agreement Thursday that clears the way for a $640 million, four-lane span over the Mississippi River linking St. Louis and St. Clair County.

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