A tow of 28 barges broke up in the Lower Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss., on March 19 after the towboat pushing it lost power and the current pushed… Read More
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Capt. Ty Wilkerson Growing up fishing along the banks of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, Ty Wilkerson was always intrigued by passing towboats. That interest eventually led… Read More
A total of 780 military vehicles on 30 barges pushed by two towboats and an assist boat departed Fort Campbell, located at Clarksville, Tenn., February 12. The assortment of… Read More
The mv. Leland Speakes, a twin-screw towboat with a retractable pilothouse built by Jeffboat in 1967, caught fire February 21 on the Lower Mississippi River near Greenville, Miss., the… Read More
Mv. George King ablaze. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard) The mv. George King, a towboat in Marquette Transportation Company’s fleet, caught fire January 24 at Mile… Read More
Barker Price Jill P. Flowers, chairman and CEO of J. Russell Flowers Inc., Greenville, Miss., has announced the promotion of R. Barker Price to the office of president. Read More
Hurricane Nate, the 14th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, made a pair of landfalls two weekends ago. The first came late October 7 near the mouth… Read More
