President picks resident to serve fourth term on Mississippi River Commission
Saturday, January 7, 2017
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- In 2018, the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project will mark its 90th year of working to reduce the impact of flooding and to improve navigation on the Mississippi River. For over a third of that time, R.D. James of New Madrid, Mo., has served as a civilian member of the commission that oversees the MR&T and other construction projects up and down the Mississippi River.