County Commission approves first phase funding for Big Creek resilience project
Mirimichi Golf Course is entirely submerged by floodwaters from Big Creek in 2018. (Photo by Lance Murphey/Daily Memphian file)
The project will widen a floodplain north of Big Creek for use as a recreational area with trails when the creek is low.
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