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Mississippi Tornado Was Rated EF-4, Says Weather Service
Apr 30 2014 // The National Weather Service said the tornado that hit the Louisville, Miss., area Monday night has a preliminary rating of EF-4. Mike Edmonston, senior meteorologist at National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss.,...
Severe Weather Continues; Florida, Alabama Suffer Flooding
Apr 30 2014 // The Florida Panhandle and the Alabama Gulf Coast are dealing with severe flooding from torrential rains as a storm system continues to batter the Southeast. The death toll from the dozens of tornadoes, heavy rains and...
Storm Threat Continues in South; 11 Lives Already Lost in Southeast
Apr 29 2014 // Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across the U.S. South, threatening more damage to a region where dozens died in the past two days. There’s a moderate risk of severe storms, high winds and...
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Mississippi Fire Protection Fee
Apr 25 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court will consider May 15 whether to hear an appeal over whether a Mississippi fire protection district can charge a fee for its services to local property owners. Court officials say a decision could be...
Agriculture Economists Help Mississippi Farmers Select Crop Insurance
Apr 23 2014 // Mississippi growers at some point this fall will have to make a momentous, one-time decision on how best to insure their livelihood over the next five years. In arriving at that decision, they will depend in large part on...
Democrats Seize on Koch Brothers, Republican Opposition to Flood Insurance
Apr 20 2014 // 17 Apr 2014 09:00 Democrats are exploring a new attack line against the Koch brothers and Republican allies, telling voters the billionaire energy executives want to let home flood insurance premiums soar to help corporate...
Mississippi Withdrawing Lawsuit Over Flood Insurance Rates
Apr 17 2014 // Mississippi’s insurance regulator is withdrawing his lawsuit against the federal government after Congress voted to delay changes to the federal flood insurance program. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney...
Mississippi County, Atlantic Specialty in Claim Dispute on Burned Courthouse
Apr 13 2014 // A dispute over how much an insurance company owes Webster County for its burned courthouse has moved into federal court. The Webster County Board of Supervisors and Atlantic Specialty Insurance Co. have sued each other,...
Prisoner Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Mississippi High Court Rules
Apr 8 2014 // A former utility worker who lost his hands when he was shocked by power lines can receive workers’ compensation, even though officials argued he tried to hurt himself to avoid a homicide investigation, the...
Mississippi Man Jailed for Filing False Insurance Claim
Apr 7 2014 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said a 28-year-old Pontotoc County man will serve at least a year in prison after filing an insurance claim for a nonexistent four-wheeler accident. He said in a news release that Eric...
Mississippi Sets Hurricane Deductible Rule
Apr 7 2014 // Mississippians will see uniform rules about when hurricane deductibles apply to their homeowners insurance under a law Gov. Phil Bryant signed last month. House Bill 756 requires Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney to rule...
Mississippi Biodiesel Plant Fire in January Ruled Accident
Apr 4 2014 // The state fire marshal’s has ruled as an accident the January fire and explosion at JNS Biofuels plant near New Albany. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported the fire marshal found the likely cause of the...
Mississippi Governor to Sign Religious Practices Bill Opposed by Civil Rights, Gay Groups
Apr 3 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination...
Mississippi Extends Trade Secret Protections for Research
Apr 1 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers have extended trade-secret protections to universities and community colleges by exempting materials tied to any commercial, scientific or technical research from the state’s Open Records Act...
New Mississippi Law to Set Uniform Rules for Hurricane Deductibles
Mar 24 2014 // Mississippians will see uniform rules about when hurricane deductibles apply to their homeowners insurance under a law Gov. Phil Bryant signed last week. House Bill 756, sponsored by Biloxi Republican Scott DeLano,...
Mississippi Enacts First Statewide Building Code Law
Mar 19 2014 // Mississippi has enacted its first statewide building code that is designed to set construction guidelines to strengthen homes and other buildings from hurricane and other weather-related damage. Governor Phil Bryant signed...
State Farm Ordered to Pay $3M in Damages to Mississippi Katrina Whistleblowers
Mar 16 2014 // A federal judge has ordered State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. to pay legal fees and damages of $3 million in a whistleblower lawsuit after a jury found the insurer defrauded the government in a policyholder claim after...
Poll: Most Mississippians Support Ban on Texting While Driving for All Motorists
Mar 13 2014 // A new survey released this month says most Mississippians support tightening the state’s law on texting while driving. Currently Mississippi prohibits texting while driving for those with a learner’s permit or...
Mississippi City Looks for Ways to ‘Put Teeth’ in Fire Code
Mar 7 2014 // Oxford has had fire codes for decades, aimed at protecting businesses and citizens. However, there’s been no way to enforce the codes other than some nudging and prodding from the fire inspector. Now, Fire Chief Cary...
Mississippi Woman Must Repay $17K in Oil Spill Claims Fraud
Feb 28 2014 // A 32-year-old Gulfport woman has been ordered confined at home and must repay $17,000 in an oil spill fraud case. Sheila Wilbanks, spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s Southern District office, told The Sun Herald...
