Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Tornado Kills 4, Causes At Least $200M in Insured Damage
Jan 23 2017 // Rain was pouring down in the pre-dawn darkness, and the wind was picking up as Darryl McMorris ran for his daughters’ bedroom. The windows started blowing out as he dove on top of his girls, grabbing one under each...
Round 2: Mississippi AG Picks New Fight With Google Over Student Privacy
Jan 19 2017 // Mississippi’s Democratic attorney general is once again tangling with Google, alleging in a lawsuit that the company is illegally violating student privacy, even as some Republicans seek to muzzle his ability to file...
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Urges Passage of Fire District Bill
Jan 18 2017 // A bill making its way through the Mississippi State Legislature that could change the way fire districts in the state are drawn is being praised by Mississippi’s insurance chief. House Bill 469 would amend Section...
Mississippi House Passes Bill to Enforce Mandatory Auto Insurance Requirement
Jan 17 2017 // House members are approving a bill that would require county tax collectors to check whether Mississippians have auto insurance before renewing their license tags. Representatives voted 82-33 Jan. 11 to approve House Bill...
Mississippi Fast Food Worker Accused of Serving Contaminated Food
Jan 17 2017 // Police in Columbus, Miss., have launched a criminal investigation into whether a fast-food worker intentionally served contaminated food. The Commercial Dispatch reports that a Tupelo resident who may have received...
Mississippi Gov Orders Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for State Workers
Jan 12 2017 // Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant announced Tuesday that by executive order, he’s requiring all state employees to take online training in sexual harassment awareness and prevention. “This should be a low-cost...
NWS Reports At Least 9 Tornadoes Hit 12 Mississippi Counties in 1 Day
Jan 6 2017 // The National Weather Service has counted at least nine tornadoes hitting Mississippi on Monday. Survey teams conclude storm damage was caused by twisters in Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar,...
Mississippi Officials Worry About Future Opioid-Related Problems
Dec 30 2016 // Mississippi officials are worried that the state could end up with an opioid problem like other states that have battled with drug addiction. The Daily Journal reported that Gov. Phil Bryant issued an executive order...
Mississippi Supreme Court Weighing Injured Contract Workers’ Right to Sue
Dec 16 2016 // A worker is fighting one of Mississippi’s largest industries in a skirmish over who can be sued when employees suffer on-the-job injuries. The Mississippi Supreme Court Tuesday heard arguments in a suit by Quindon...
Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Mississippi, Alabama
Nov 30 2016 // At least three people were killed and four children in a daycare center were injured as tornadoes tore through the U.S. south overnight and into Wednesday morning, forecasters said. Three people were killed in Rosalie in...
Storms Across Southeast to Help Fight Wildfires, But Risk Still Remains
Nov 30 2016 // Storms roaring across the South appeared to be taking aim at some of the largest wildfires burning across the region, which could finally help firefighters in their efforts to subdue the blazes, authorities said...
Thanksgiving Weekend Auto Accidents Kill 2, Injure 67 in Mississippi
Nov 30 2016 // The Mississippi Highway Patrol says two people died on state and federal highways over the Thanksgiving weekend. Monday, the agency said it worked 171 crashes, which included 67 injuries. State Troopers wrote more than...
Palomar Specialty, Cabrillo Coastal Launch Homeowners Program in Mississippi
Nov 22 2016 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Company has partnered with Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency, LLC to offer coastal homeowners insurance in Mississippi. Palomar Specialty is currently offering homeowners coverage...
Mississippi Restaurant Building Can be Packed, Moved During Hurricane Threat
Nov 22 2016 // It’s a different concept, a way to build at ground level in a flood zone. And it’s working for a business in Jackson County, Miss. DaBayou Bar & Grill may look thrown together, but there is a lot of...
Mississippi Judge Throws Out Unlawful Termination Award Against Jackson State
Nov 10 2016 // A judge in Mississippi has thrown out a $107,100 judgment against Jackson State University stemming from an unlawful termination lawsuit filed by the school’s former head trainer. The Clarion-Ledger reports U.S....
Mississippi City Gets New Storm Shelter
Nov 8 2016 // Residents in Saltillo, Miss., are closer to having a large, safe place from storms. A crew from Supercell Shelters, in Decatur, Alabama, delivered the city’s community storm shelter Thursday. The 10-foot wide and...
Mississippi Man Drops Lawsuit over Choking on Popeyes Chicken
Nov 7 2016 // A Mississippi attorney has dropped his lawsuit against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen after he says he choked on a piece of chicken when the fast-food restaurant failed to provide him a knife in the drive-thru. Paul Newton Jr....
Mississippi African-American Church Set on Fire, Tagged with ‘Vote Trump’
Nov 4 2016 // Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase “Vote Trump,” and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction...
Drought in Southeast States Wreaking Havoc on Crops, Increasing Fire Risk
Oct 31 2016 // Six months into a deepening drought, the weather is killing crops, threatening cattle and sinking lakes to their lowest levels in years across much of the South. The very worst conditions – what forecasters call...
Upcoming Mississippi Tornado Season Looks to be ‘Unpredictable’
Oct 26 2016 // Mississippians are preparing for the tornado season to begin in November. The Clarion-Ledger reports forecasters are looking at shifts in weather conditions – such as El Nino and La Nina – as indicators that this...
