Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wrongful Death Claim Against Mississippi Apartment Complex Dismissed
Nov 11 2014 // The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a Starkville apartment complex over a beating death which took place six years ago. Authorities said Bob Batiste killed his roommate Andreas...
Mississippi Commissioner Chaney Offers Heating Safety Tips
Nov 5 2014 // With the arrival of this season’s first cold front, now is the time to make sure to be smart about heating safety when trying to stay warm, says Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike...
Mississippi Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut
Nov 3 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
Mississippi County Rejects State Building Code
Nov 3 2014 // The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has voted to opt out of state building codes and instead draw up their own. The board said it will hold a public hearing on Nov. 17 to gather input from the community. A law that...
Mississippi’s Leflore County Adopts New Statewide Building Code
Oct 31 2014 // The Leflore County Board of Supervisors has adopted the 2012 International Building Code, which means new construction will have to adhere to a set of uniform standards. Under a new state law, Mississippi counties have a...
Mississippi to Test Guardrails After Texas Jury Finding
Oct 30 2014 // State transportation officials are investigating where faulty guardrails have been installed along Mississippi roadways. Trinity Industries Inc. stopped shipments of its ET-Plus guardrails after Texas jury ordered to pay...
Mississippi City Opposes Ridesharing Firm Uber
Oct 30 2014 // Officials in Oxford, Mississippi are trying to stop the ridesharing company Uber from operating in the city. Uber Technologies Inc. provides a smartphone app that allows people to order rides in privately driven cars...
Mississippi County Seeks to Turn April’s Tornado Tragedy Into Opportunity
Oct 29 2014 // Six months after a devastating tornado, Winston County’s hospital is still operating out of tents and shipping containers, home rebuilding is sputtering along and it may be another year before a new plywood mill...
Mississippi County Rejects State Building Code
Oct 27 2014 // The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has voted to opt out of state building codes and instead draw up their own. The board will hold a public hearing on Nov. 17 to gather input from the community. A law that took...
Mississippi County Expects Insurance to Cover $165K Embezzlement
Oct 24 2014 // Officials in Adams County, Mississippi are expecting an insurance policy to cover the $165,000 allegedly embezzled from its juvenile justice center. Board of Supervisors Attorney Scott Slover tells The Natchez Democrat the...
Mississippi Regulator Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut
Oct 20 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
Mississippi Businessmen Seek $7.9M from Texas Lawyers for BP Claim Referrals
Oct 17 2014 // Three Mississippi businessmen argue in a federal lawsuit that Texas attorneys owe them $7.9 million for steering to them thousands of people seeking to resolve claims against BP from the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Gulf Coast...
Judge Dismisses Mississippi Death Claim Against Omega Protein
Oct 12 2014 // The mother of a 24-year-old Mississippi man who died in 2012 during a machinery incident at Omega Protein plant in Moss Point will appeal the dismissal of her wrongful death lawsuit against the company. The suit was filed...
Mississippi Regulators Announce Online Search Tool for Rate Filings
Oct 10 2014 // The Mississippi Insurance Department announced that certain property/casualty rate and form filings are now available online for public review through a new search tool implemented by the department. The department said...
Way Cleared for Mississippi Trial in Navy SEAL Wrongful Death Case
Oct 9 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from operators of a northwest Mississippi shooting range in a case involving the death of a Navy SEAL during a training exercise. The Supreme Court denied the petition of...
Mississippi Damages Cap Case Bypasses Supreme Court
Oct 6 2014 // The parties in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi cap on how much juries can award in non-economic damages say they have settled the case. Oral arguments had been set for Sept. 26 in Jackson...
Mississippi Wind Pool Ends Price Break for Large Accounts
Oct 6 2014 // Large businesses and government agencies have been getting a big break on premiums in Mississippi’s coastal insurer of last resort, but that’s coming to an end. Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association...
Mississippi’s New DUI Law Goes Into Effect With Mixed Reaction
Oct 1 2014 // Changes in Mississippi’s DUI law that are due go into effect on Wednesday are getting mixed reviews from some in the judicial system. The Mississippi Legislature drafted the new laws in 2013, with the stipulation...
Mississippi Police Departments Revise Policies on Suspect Chases
Sep 30 2014 // Columbus Police Chief Tony Carleton has rewritten the department’s pursuit policy to allow shift supervisors to decide if officers are to chase a suspect if he flees. Previously, officers were instructed not to chase...
Settlement in Mississippi Damages Cap Case Avoids Supreme Court Test
Sep 25 2014 // The parties in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a legislatively imposed cap on how much juries can award in non-economic damages say they have settled the case. Oral arguments had been set for Wednesday in...
