Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Navy SEAL Wrongful Death Case to Be Heard
Jan 29 2014 // A jury in DeSoto County will hear the wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a Navy SEAL killed during a training exercise at a northwest Mississippi shooting range. Petty Officer 2nd Class Shapoor Alexander Ghane...
Mississippi Jury to Hear Navy SEAL Wrongful Death Suit
Jan 27 2014 // A jury in Mississippi’s DeSoto County will hear the wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a Navy SEAL killed during a training exercise at a northwest Mississippi shooting range. Petty Officer 2nd Class...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Urges Background Checks on Home Security Personnel
Jan 24 2014 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he’d like to see security system sales people subject to background checks. The Picayune Item reported that Chaney told a local civic club this past week that the...
Maker of 3-Wheeled Vehicle Seeks Exemption from Mississippi Helmet Law
Jan 17 2014 // A company that plans to make a three-wheeled vehicle is seeking a change in Mississippi’s helmet law. Elio Motors wants Mississippi to specify that a helmet won’t be required in its “autocycle,” an...
Kmart’s Flood Damage Claims Against Kroger Going to Trial in Mississippi
Jan 15 2014 // A federal judge has denied a request from Kmart Corp. to file a corrected report on testimony of its engineering expert in a lawsuit over flood damage to one of its stores in Corinth. U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson...
Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi AG in Action Against LCD Makers
Jan 14 2014 // In a case involving the Mississippi attorney general suing liquid-crystal display (LCD) makers on behalf of citizens of his state, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled states’ claims against corporate...
Workers’ Compensation Called Bar to Ex-Felons Getting Jobs in Mississippi
Jan 10 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers say they want to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison after serving time. However, one state representative said ex-felons could have trouble finding jobs because of workers’...
Mississippi Asbestos Ruling Throws Out Product Liability Standard
Jan 6 2014 // Union Carbide Corp. has until Jan. 27 to file a motion asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to review an unfavorable ruling in an asbestos case. The Supreme Court on Dec. 12 overruled a Smith County judge who threw out a...
Mississippi Town Told Liability Insurance Will Rise 15%
Jan 3 2014 // What the city of Columbus, Miss., pays for liability insurance will increase 15 percent in 2014. WCBI-TV in Columbus reported that insurance consultant Eddie Mauck told officials this week that three or four major police...
Union Carbide Faces Deadline to File for Asbestos Case Rehearing in Mississippi
Jan 2 2014 // Union Carbide Corporation has until Jan. 27 to file a motion asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to review an unfavorable ruling in an asbestos case. The Supreme Court on Dec. 12 overruled a Smith County judge who threw...
In Rural Mississippi, Recovery Uneven a Year After Tornado
Dec 27 2013 // A year after a strong tornado hit Mississippi’s rural Pearl River County, residents are recovering unevenly. Sue Hubbard’s family has a new metal roof on their new house, thanks in part to insurance payments....
Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi Health Center Negligent in Sexual Abuse
Dec 18 2013 // A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by a nurse while he was a patient. The lawsuit says Brentwood...
Mississippi AG Charges 3 with Insurance Fraud
Dec 16 2013 // Three Biloxi residents have been arrested and charged with insurance fraud, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said. Hood’s news release said 47-year-old Rosemary Henderson, 38-year-old Lavon Donnell Cherry and...
Greyhound Bus, Mississippi Accident Victim Reach Settlement
Dec 11 2013 // Court records say Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have reached a settlement in the case. Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson County Circuit Court in...
New Storm Shelters Opening in Mississippi County Today
Dec 10 2013 // George County, Miss., will officially open two new storm shelters Tuesday in Agricola and Benndale. The county began the construction of the shelters two years ago. The $3.2 million project was paid for with a Federal...
Judge Orders Mississippi Greyhound Bus Claim Update
Dec 3 2013 // Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have until Friday to advise the judge of any settlement they reach in the case. Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson...
Louisiana Joins Lawsuit to Block Flood Insurance Hike
Dec 2 2013 // Louisiana’s Department of Insurance has joined a lawsuit filed by Mississippi against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program. Commissioner Jim...
FEMA Fights Mississippi Suit Against Flood Insurance Hikes
Dec 2 2013 // The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes until an affordability study is completed. In arguing for the suit dismissal, the Federal...
Bear Bryant’s Son’s Reinsurance Fortune Helps Power Alabama Football
Nov 26 2013 // The University of Alabama opened a new football-training center last February. Any professional team would be happy to have it. The amenities include a $9 million weight room, a hydrotherapy pool with a Club Med–style...
Mississippi Court Will Hear Electrocution Workers’ Compensation Appeal
Nov 26 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a former Ripley alderman who lost both hands after being electrocuted. WTVA-TV in Tupelo reported that Lonnie Smith was working for the Tippah Electric Power...
