Latest Mississippi Headlines
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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...
Hub Acquires Assets of MPE Employee Benefit Services of Mississippi
Jan 21 2021 // HUB International Limited (Hub), a global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of MPE Employee Benefit Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ridgeland, Miss., MPE Employee Benefit Services...
‘Zombie Law’ Cited in Court Fight Over Mississippi Marijuana
Jan 13 2021 // Attorneys trying to block a Mississippi medical marijuana program say the state is using a “zombie law” about old congressional districts to defend how an initiative landed on the ballot. Voters in November...
Mississippi Disaster Request Approved for Hurricane Zeta
Jan 6 2021 // The Trump administration has approved Gov. Tate Reeves’ request for federal help following Hurricane Zeta. President Donald Trump declared the disaster on New Year’s Eve, ordering federal aid to help South...
Mississippi Defends Medical Marijuana Initiative Against ‘Baseless’ Suit
Jan 4 2021 // A mayor’s lawsuit is making baseless arguments as it seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that Mississippi voters approved, state attorneys said in court papers filed Monday. Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins...
2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication
Dec 22 2020 // A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into moored vessels, barges and infrastructure along the river in May 2019, federal transportation safety...
Vertus, Zurich Expand Deductible Buy-Back Coverage into Alabama, Miss.
Dec 15 2020 // Vertus Insurance Partners and Zurich North America have expanded the Cat4Home deductible buy-back insurance product to customers in Alabama and Mississippi. The company said the expanded offering comes after the second...
Voter-Approved Mississippi Medical Marijuana Program Threatened by Lawsuit
Dec 15 2020 // A court fight threatens to block a Mississippi medical marijuana program before the program even gets started. Voters on Nov. 3 approved a medical marijuana initiative by a wide margin – about 58%, according to...
Appeals Court OK’s Suit Over Mississippi School Funding Disparities
Dec 10 2020 // A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit...
EPA Approves Revised Mississippi Flood Control Project Previously Vetoed
Dec 9 2020 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for the agency...
3 Mississippi Apartment Complexes Sued for Fair Housing Act Violations
Dec 8 2020 // The U.S. Department of Justice last month sued the owners and manager of three apartment complexes in Mississippi, saying they violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against Black potential renters. The lawsuit is...
Train Carrying Motor Vehicles Derails in Mississippi
Dec 4 2020 // A train carrying motor vehicles, polyvinyl and acetone derailed early Wednesday in Jones County, blocking roads and railroad traffic, a Jones County Fire Council spokesperson said. The Hattiesburg American reports that no...
Mississippi Gov Adds 13 Counties to Mask Mandate in Lieu of Statewide Order
Dec 3 2020 // Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so. During a press...
Mississippi Woman Awarded $2.6M in Med Mal Suit Over Child’s Brain Injuries
Dec 2 2020 // A jury in Mississippi has returned a $2.6 million verdict to a woman who sued a doctor saying his inaction caused her child to have brain injuries. Court records show that a Rankin County Circuit Court jury awarded the...
Damage Toll from Hurricane Zeta Totals Nearly $90M in Mississippi
Nov 30 2020 // Hurricane Zeta left a trail of destruction and millions in damage in Mississippi when it came ashore Oct. 28, state officials said. The state has documented tens of millions in damage from the storm, which had 100 mph...
