Keeping Noxubee Refuge clean: Volunteers, visitors pitch in to keep trash from piling up during shutdown
Lana Taylor visits the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee Wildlife Refuge about once a week.
Taylor enjoys wildlife photography, but she took a picture of a different scene when she visited the refuge on Sunday morning.
Shutdown enters second week, no end in sight
The government shutdown entered its second week with no end in sight and ominous signs that the United States was closer to the first default in the nation’s history as Speaker John Boehner ruled out any measure to boost borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama.
Government shutdown averted but ‘fiscal cliff’ awaits
Congress is moving to quash the threat of a government shutdown, but the prospect of a one-two punch of tax increases and slashing, automatic spending cuts will still confront lawmakers when they return to Washington after Election Day.
How the government shutdown could affect you
If brinkmanship continues in Washington and the federal government “shuts down” after 12:01 a.m. Saturday, some federal offices in Mississippi will close, some will remain open and some remained uncertain even as the clock ticked down.
