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$35.5 Million Grant Awarded To Modernize 121-Year-Old Escatawpa River Swing Bridge
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 22, 10:16 PM CDT
updated Oct 22, 10:20 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by The Star-Herald and The Sun-Sentinel, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge · The Star-HeraldOct 22, 10:16 PM CDT
$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge · The Sun-Sentinel · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 22, 10:20 PM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 22, 10:26 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 11:09 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.