Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods
Mar 12 2019 // High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.S. spring could bring a...
Official: Flooding in Southeast States Could Last for Weeks as Rivers Rise
Mar 1 2019 // Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over their banks. In one Mississippi Delta hamlet, the mayor says water has cut off all but one...
Mississippi House Votes on Bill Limiting Landowners’ Liability
Feb 28 2019 // Attorneys in the Mississippi House are sharply divided over a bill that could limit the liability of landowners or property managers who are sued by people harmed on their property. The House voted 74-39 Monday to pass...
Flood Risk High in Missouri This Spring, Weather Service Says
Feb 27 2019 // Missouri towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries should brace for the prospect of potentially serious flooding this spring, in large part because of an unusually snowy winter to the north. The National...
Tornado Kills 1 in Mississippi; Flooding Threatens Southeast
Feb 26 2019 // Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. A woman was...
Several Days of Heavy Rains Soak Southeast, Cause Flooding, Road Closures
Feb 25 2019 // Homes, highways, parks and bridges throughout the South were flooded or put out of commission Saturday, as the toll of days of drenching rains swelled waterways and pooled over saturated lands amid a threat of severe...
Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding, Mudslide in Deep South
Feb 22 2019 // Parts of the Deep South are experiencing flash flooding and other problems from heavy rains. Floodwaters covered roads on Wednesday in parts of eastern Mississippi and northern Alabama. In northwest Georgia, a mudslide was...
Supreme Court Declines to Revive Wrongful Death Suit over Mississippi Police Shooting
Feb 22 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court will not revive a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a black man shot to death by a white police officer in Mississippi. Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert was killed in June 2016 in...
Mississippi Sues Federal Government Over River Flooding
Feb 14 2019 // The state of Mississippi on Monday sued the federal government, claiming a dam complex in Louisiana that keeps the Mississippi River from changing course is harming state land. The suit seeks at least $25 million in...
MS Amlin Launches Comprehensive All-Risks Policy for UK Tech Sector
Feb 14 2019 // MS Amlin, the specialist global re/insurer, has launched a comprehensive all-risks policy designed for the technology sector in the UK, which is called Technology Combined. The product provides companies with cover against...
Report: Safety Management Gaps Led to 2016 Mississippi Gas Plant Blast
Feb 14 2019 // Gaps in safety management led to a 2016 explosion that idled an Enterprise Products natural gas processing plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for six months, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a report on Wednesday. The...
Mississippi Lawmakers Consider Bill Limiting Liability of Property Owners
Feb 12 2019 // Mississippi senators are advancing a bill that would limit people’s ability to sue property owners for injuries or other problems. Senate Bill 2901 passed Thursday by a 32-17 vote. It was held for the possibility of...
Hub Acquires Business from Fortenberry McNamara of Mississippi
Feb 8 2019 // Hub International Limited has acquired a book of business from Fortenberry McNamara, LLC of Jackson, Miss. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fortenberry McNamara, an affiliate of Executive Planning Group, P.A.,...
CAUTION: Safety U-Turn for Truckers with Animals
Feb 4 2019 // Hours of Service, Other Safety Exemptions for Livestock Haulers Raise Concerns Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting It was sometime around 4 a.m. on a cool, spring morning when James McGilvray lost control of his...
7 Injured in Explosion at Mississippi Ammunition Plant
Jan 14 2019 // An explosion at a Mississippi ammunition plant caused minor injuries to seven workers. Winchester Ammunition says the explosion happened in a production area at its Oxford plant last Tuesday. The company says it’s...
Winter Storms Cause Lower Mississippi River Flooding
Jan 10 2019 // For the second time in three years, the lower Mississippi River is flooding in January. High water is moving downriver from the junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio crested over the weekend. The...
Mississippi Reports 36% Increase in Fire Deaths in 2018
Jan 8 2019 // Mississippi saw a big jump in fire deaths in 2018. The state Fire Marshal’s Office says 79 people died in blazes last year, up from 56 statewide in 2017. State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis says he’s...
Central Mississippi Hit by Flooding from Heavy Rains
Jan 7 2019 // Parts of Mississippi continue to deal with river flooding as rains continue to fall. The National Weather Service had a flood warning through Sunday night for Tallahala Creek at Laurel in Jones County. A warning was also...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pointer Insurance Agency of Mississippi
Jan 4 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Southaven, Miss.-based Pointer Insurance Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pointer Insurance Agency offers a broad range of property/casualty coverages to...
92 Crashes, 5 Killed on Mississippi Roads Over New Year’s Holiday
Jan 4 2019 // The Mississippi Highway Patrol says at least five people died on the state’s roads during the New Year’s holiday. Capt. Johnny Poulos said in a news release Tuesday that 27 other people were hurt in wrecks from...
