Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Fire Hydrant Vandals in Mississippi Pose Threat to Property, Lives
Jun 27 2008 // Officials with the Laurel, Mississippi Fire Department are concerned that some recent vandalism to the city’s fire hydrants could pose problems when its time to save property or someone’s life. Fire Chief David...
Friends Seek Leniency for Well-known Mississippi Attorney
Jun 27 2008 // Some high-profile friends are seeking leniency for a well-known Mississippi attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies before he pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a state judge. Attorney Richard...
Hydrologist: No Flood Danger for Lower Mississippi
Jun 27 2008 // While the Midwest continues its struggles with Mississippi River flooding and its aftermath, residents to the south along the Lower Mississippi have little to fear from the high water. The Lower Mississippi, which begins...
Mississippi Plans Storm Evacuation Drill on Interstate 59
Jun 24 2008 // The Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to conduct a hurricane evacuation drill on Interstate 59 in south Mississippi on July 1. The contraflow or lane reversal drill is part of MDOT’s hurricane...
Levees Hold Back Cresting Mississippi River; Aid Requests Mount
Jun 23 2008 // Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. Across from St. Louis, where the...
Judge Dismissed Mississippi Pastor’s $200M Countersuit in Sex Case
Jun 20 2008 // After a woman filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted by the Rev. Jeffery Stallworth, the Jackson, Miss. pastor turned around and sued her for $200 million. Hinds County Circuit Judge William...
Illinois, Missouri Residents Prepare for Floods with Sandbags, Sweat
Jun 19 2008 // Hundreds of volunteers stacked sandbags atop a levee in small Missouri towns on the evening of June 18, hoping the extra few feet of protection would save the town from record-level flood crests expected to hit this week....
Feds Open Loan Office for Mississippi Flood Victims In Yazoo County
Jun 16 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration will open a disaster outreach loan center in Mississippi for Yazoo County flood victims. The SBA announced a disaster declaration for the county June 12. It’s in response to...
Update: 2 Insurers to Pick up State Farm’s Non-renewals
Jun 16 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said. The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...
Mississippi Couple’s Katrina Suit against USAA Goes to Trial
Jun 16 2008 // Jackson County, Mississippi’s first Hurricane Katrina insurance lawsuit headed to the courtroom Monday. Admiral James W. Lisanby and his wife, Gladys Kemp Lisanby, are suing their insurance company, USAA, over damage...
Former Mississippi Risk Consultant to Repay $380K
Jun 16 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a former Hinds County risk management consultant must repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi...
Federal Judge: Mississippi AG Hood Conspired with Scruggs
Jun 16 2008 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrongly conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order in a case involving Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, a federal judge...
Feds Propose $193K in Fines for Mississippi Manufacturer
Jun 13 2008 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing fines of $193,000 for 54 violations of federal safety laws at two Howard Industries locations in Laurel, Mississippi. OSHA officials cited the electrical power...
4 Men Face Katrina Fraud Charges in Mississippi
Jun 13 2008 // Mississippi officials arrested four more people in Hurricane Katrina fraud cases. Auditor Stacey Pickering says James Hodge of Wiggins, 45, of Mississippi, is facing a felony charge of home repair fraud. Pickering says...
Mississippi Fire Marshal Warns of Potential Explosive Fire Hazard
Jun 12 2008 // People planning summer cookouts need to be aware of a dangerous and potentially explosive threat to public safety, State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney warned today. According to information from the...
Midwest Flooding Forces Evacuations, Bridge Closings, Business Shutdowns
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi
Jun 12 2008 // The State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed intentions with the Mississippi Insurance Department to non-renew all Mississippi homeowners policies for customers living within 1,000 feet of the Gulf of Mexico. State Farm...
Mississippi Company Cited for Safety Violations, Faces Federal Fines
Jun 10 2008 // R.K. Wallace Construction Inc., of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, would pay a $72,000 fine under a proposal by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. OSHA cited the company, doing business as Wallace Steel Erectors,...
Federal Judge: Mississippi Attorney General Conspired with Trial Lawyer
Jun 9 2008 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrongly conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order in a case involving Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, a federal judge...
Sentencing for Mississippi Attorneys Moved to June 27
Jun 6 2008 // Sentencing is moved up for Mississippi trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and one other lawyer in a judicial bribery case. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. on June 3 granted Scruggs’ request to...
