Online rumors partially to blame for drop in water pressure in Mississippi capital, manager says

Online rumors partially to blame for drop in water pressure in Mississippi capital, manager says

JACKSON, Miss. — Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether social media rumors about a potential water outage prompted people to quickly fill bathtubs with tap water in Mississippi’s capital during a cold snap and cause a drop in pressure that temporarily made faucets run dry for thousands of customers of the city’s long-troubled system. Taps … Read more