Big Creek project nears first phase of construction funding
After flooding in 2011, residents moved items from a home in the Woodstock-Cuba area. After weeks of rising to historic levels, the Mississippi River reached a crest just short of 48 feet at the Memphis gauge. (Lance Murpley/Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioners vote Monday, Feb. 8, on first-phase funding of $5.9 million to start a Millington project that creates a broader flood plain for Big Creek and doubles as a recreational area when flood waters are low.
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