Another Drought Causes Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

The remnants of Hurricane Francine will "provide only temporary relief."


Boats docked at the Riverside Park Marina south of Downtown Memphis are getting cut off from the Mississippi River Nov. 2, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

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