Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Tornado Rips Through Mississippi, Damages Buildings, Power Lines
May 3 2021 // A tornado tore through the southern U.S. city of Tupelo on Sunday, blowing the roofs off homes and tearing down trees and power lines, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. “Emergency crews are currently...
More Water Woes for Mississippi Capital City After Fire at Water Treatment Center
May 3 2021 // Water pressure dropped Friday in Mississippi’s capital city after a fire broke out at one of Jackson’s two water treatment plants. The Jackson public works director, Charles Williams, said the fire started...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Promotes Warren; GC FAC’s Smith to Miller; Everest’s Geddes to MS Amlin; Pro Global Hires; Generali Promotions
Apr 21 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, re/insurance broker Miller, MS Amlin, Pro Global Holdings and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial. A summary of...
70 Homes Across Mississippi Damaged by 4 Tornadoes
Apr 20 2021 // Four tornadoes that moved across Mississippi earlier this month caused damage to around 70 homes, emergency officials said Thursday. Four businesses and three farms were also damaged. There have been no reports of injuries...
Mississippi Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Winter Storms
Apr 16 2021 // Mississippi is asking President Joe Biden to approve a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit groups recover costs from responding to winter storms that brought large parts of the state to a...
Mississippi Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Marijuana Program
Apr 16 2021 // The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that’s trying to block a voter-approved medical marijuana program by disputing how the issue got onto the ballot. Arguments were not about...
Mississippi Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Medical Marijuana Initiative
Apr 14 2021 // The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that challenges the state initiative process and seeks to block development of a medical marijuana program. Voters in November approved...
MS Amlin Acquiring International Transportation Marine Office in Arizona
Apr 13 2021 // MS Amlin is acquiring managing general agency International Transportation and Marine Office and its associated subsidiaries. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt...
Mississippi, Secret Service Form Cybercrime Task Force
Apr 12 2021 // Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said last week that her office has established a partnership with the U.S. Secret Service and in-state law enforcement agencies to investigate financial crimes that occur online. A...
Mississippi Probes Cases of Hepatitis in Restaurant Workers
Apr 9 2021 // State health officials are investigating two cases of hepatitis A in Jackson County restaurant employees. The cases potentially led to exposure for customers, The Mississippi State Department of Public Health said. Two...
One Month Later, Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Jackson, Mississippi Residents
Mar 22 2021 // After 30 days of boiling their water to get rid of contaminants and sometimes no water at all, Jackson residents are finally able to drink the water from the tap after officials lifted a boil water advisory put in place in...
Nearly 1 Month Since Winter Storm, Water Restored to Mississippi City
Mar 15 2021 // Most people in Mississippi’s capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city of 161,000 went dry during a winter storm. Still, officials said Thursday that thousands will...
Mississippi Supreme Court Orders Third Trial in Hyundai Wrongful Death Suit
Mar 15 2021 // The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a third trial in a wrongful death case, years after a jury told Hyundai Motor Company to pay millions of dollars to families of three people killed in a 1995 car crash. In a ruling...
Mississippi’s Capital City Closer to Resolving Water Service
Mar 10 2021 // Running water has been restored to most parts of Mississippi’s capital city, three weeks after the majority of Jackson homes and businesses lost service during a winter storm that coated parts of the South in snow...
Weeks After Storms, Water Crisis Continues in Mississippi
Mar 5 2021 // Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s water system – knocking out water for drinking and making it...
Misery Lingers for Many Without Water in Mississippi Capital
Mar 2 2021 // Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi’s capital city – more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city’s water system. The sites were open in...
Water Woes Expected to Last Several More Days in Mississippi After Freeze
Feb 24 2021 // Rising temperatures began melting the snow and ice in Mississippi and Louisiana, but tens of thousands of people still had little or no water service Monday, some waiting a week for restoration since the outages began...
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Regulations to Take Effect in July
Feb 9 2021 // Regulations for a medical marijuana program in Mississippi will be in place by a July 1 deadline, members of the state Board of Health said last week. But they cautioned that it’s unclear how soon marijuana might be...
Farmers Launches Direct-to-Consumer Policies in Mississippi
Jan 22 2021 // Farmers Insurance has launched a range of customizable insurance products in Mississippi. Customers throughout the state can now quote and purchase auto, home, condo, and renters products in a direct-to-consumer...
Analysis: Fight Over Mississippi Flood Control Project Continues
Jan 21 2021 // Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The fight is continuing into a new presidential administration. Four...
