One Lake / Flooding Coverage
‘Just Sitting Ducks’: Latest Corps-Backed ‘One Lake’ Plan Could Increase Flood Risk For Some Homeowners
Many Jackson residents fear that the latest version of the “One Lake” plan—a controversial and long-morphing project to address destructive flooding in Mississippi’s capital city—puts the safety and economic interests of some people ahead of others.
Pearl River Flood-Control Plan Announced, But Details Unclear
Federal officials have reportedly selected a final plan to mitigate Pearl River flooding issues around Jackson, Mississippi, local officials announced Tuesday. The federal agency responsible for the project has not confirmed its decision.
New ‘One Lake’ Jackson Flood-Control Proposal Adds Levees, Inflating Its Expected Cost
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled updated plans to reduce Pearl River flooding in Jackson, including a scaled-down version of the controversial “One Lake” scheme. Local groups warn that the newly proposed features have made the overall project even more cost-prohibitive.
Advocates Could Use A Turtle to Fight A Huge Pearl River Engineering Project
The Pearl River map turtle could be the catalyst for halting a huge and controversial engineering project in Jackson, Miss., known locally as “One Lake.” Scientists and environmental groups warn that One Lake would be devastating for the map turtle, wiping out food sources along the Pearl’s riverbed.
U.S. Corps of Engineers Report: ‘One Lake’ Plan Not Best Pearl River Flooding Solution
A U.S. Corps of Engineers report on Friday dealt what could be a fatal blow to the One Lake plan to build lakefront development along the Pearl River.
‘One Lake’ or ‘No Lake’? Debate Over Pearl River Flooding Options Means Unlikely Allies, Opponents
One Lake backers and opponents gathered in Jackson to share views on the project that could have major downstream effects on the Pearl River.
Pearl River Flooding: Prepare to Evacuate, Officials Tell Jackson Residents
The last time the Pearl River crested to 36 feet was in February 2020, flooding more than 500 homes across the capital city, submerging entire neighborhoods in Northeast Jackson.
One Lake Voices
Opinion | We’ve Been Misled By The ‘One Lake’ Kool-Aid
Juan Fernandez, a long-time resident of the Jackson metro and an anti-flooding consultant locally, writes about misleading media coverage in recent decades in favor of a lake development strategy as the plan for reducing flood harm along the Pearl River.
More One Lake from the Jackson Free Press archives
One Lake Set to ‘Run Pretty Rapid’
The ongoing saga for a lake to control flooding in Jackson and provide economic-development opportunities on the Pearl River will reach a milestone this week.
Biz Roundup: Farmers Market Boost
A new Mississippi law this year allows cities and counties to now donate money to local farmers markets.
One Lake a ‘Game Changer’?
Turtles like the proposed “One Lake” flood-control plan. Now developers just have to convince the U.S. Corps of Engineers and Jackson area residents who’ll be affected.
Corps: One Lake Plan Seems to Work
Gary Walker, project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg district, told members of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District this week that flood reduction appears does possible in a proposed one-lake development along the Pearl River. Walker said he expects the Corps to issue a letter to that effect by…
One-lake Project Could Offer Flood Reduction
Early analyses of a proposed one-lake development along the Pearl River reveals that flood-reduction benefits are possible, said Pearl River Vision Foundation team member Dallas Quinn.
Divided We Fall: The Killing of James Craig Anderson
Jordan Richardson was fishing at Cornerstone Lake in Brandon in 2009 when a pickup truck pulled up. Three teenagers got out of their trucks and started walking toward him, and he knew he was in trouble.
Second Best Ideas
I vividly remember the day when Ward 1 City Councilman Ben Allen bounded into my office at the Jackson Free Press. During the Frank Melton mayoral administration, it wasn’t unusual for Allen to pop by; we didn’t agree on everything and fought like banshees on the Internet from time to time, but we were on…
Lake Developers Detail Plan, Hope for Corps Blessing
A Jackson oilman who has long lobbied for ambitious development along the Pearl River in Jackson is hoping that the U.S. Corps of Engineers will give at least an initial nod to his latest lake plan this Thursday at a meeting in Vicksburg.
McGowan Hopes to Design ‘One Lake,’ New Flood Control
by Adam Lynch April 11, 2011 The Two Lakes Foundation is proposing both a name change and a new partnership with the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District.
Corps Will Consider Lake Plan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Senior Project Manager Gary Walker assured the local levee board this morning that the Corps will consider a smaller, one-lake plan in an upcoming feasibility study.
PEER Questions Funding
The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review is warning against the likelihood of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Levee Board funding a lake or similar impoundment for flood control in the Pearl River.
Stop the Lakes-v.-Levees Drama
In recent months, the Jackson Free Press was pleased to see the Rankin-Hinds Levee Board seemingly get unlocked from the years-long Lakes-v.-Levees standoff that had prevented any forward movement toward flood control along the Pearl River and, with any luck, some smart and green economic development thrown in, to boot.
McGowan Confronts Board Over Levee Confusion
Jackson oilman and “Two Lakes” developer John McGowan went before the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Levee Board this morning, demanding clarity over whether the board’s one-lake plan would include expanded levees.
Levee Board Hopeful on Lake 255
Members of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District are hopeful that Mississippi’s congressional delegation will strong-arm top officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers into reconsidering a Corps-rejected Lake 255 on the Pearl River.
Congressional Delegation Blesses Lake 255
Mississippi’s two U.S. senators and Jackson metro members of Congree sent an Aug. 5 letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to include a small lake design in its preferred levees-only plan. The proposed “one lake” plan would not flood valuable wetlands north of Lakeland Drive.
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