The Natchez Rotary Club water fountain at Natchez Bluff Park is being revived after a lengthy period out of commission due to leaks. Natchez aldermen approved Tuesday spending nearly $4,300 to make the ornamental fountain operational again by installing a new pre-cast pooled liner. The small pool and its center water spout were built by the Natchez Rotary Club in 1969 to commemorate the club’s 50th anniversary. The fountain is among the long-standing features along the Broadway Street bluff area overlooking the Mississippi River.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order allowing non-taxable dyed diesel fuel to be used in highway vehicles engaged in agricultural and timber harvesting operations. The order permits producers to use the off-road diesel fuel they keep on hand without penalty when burned in licensed highway vehicles.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that Mississippi will deploy more than $8.5 million through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program. The funding is intended to expand short-term workforce training and strengthen the state’s implementation of Workforce Pell Grants. Reeves said the Mississippi Workforce Pell Systems and Pathways Initiative will involve all 15 public community colleges and focus on training pathways in advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, information infrastructure, and healthcare.
Applied Atomics, a company that develops, builds, and operates small modular nuclear power plants, decided to establish its headquarters in the Bywater neighborhood in New Orleans. The company said the move will create 41 new direct jobs and that the New Orleans headquarters is not a nuclear power generation site.
The Mississippi River in Natchez-Vidalia is reported at 16.54 feet and rising.
