Latest Mississippi Headlines
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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...
Mississippi County Lifts Insurance Mandate for Santas
Nov 22 2013 // For this holiday season, DeSoto County school officials are waiving a requirement that Santa Claus have liability and workers’ compensation insurance coverage before he can pay a visit to area campuses. District...
FEMA Seeks Dismissal of Mississippi Suit to Block Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Nov 20 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...
Mississippi Firms Want City, Road Contractor Held Liable for Lost Business
Nov 19 2013 // Four businesses on a busy Hattiesburg Street are suing Hattiesburg city government, claiming a street improvement project has cost them customers. The project on Hardy Street began Oct. 30, 2012, according to The...
Mass. AG Files Federal Brief Urging Court Action on Flood Insurance
Nov 18 2013 // In support of a Mississippi lawsuit that alleges the new FEMA flood insurance rates are arbitrary and unlawful, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed an amicus brief in federal court arguing that FEMA...
Florida, Alabama Officials Back Mississippi’s Suit Over Flood Insurance
Nov 15 2013 // Florida and Alabama government officials have filed an amicus brief this week supporting the Mississippi insurance department’s lawsuit against the federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program’s...
Tupelo, Mississippi’s New Residents Could Face Double Charges for Fire Services
Nov 13 2013 // City residents annexed by Tupelo, Miss., in 2012 may see two charges for fire protection when they open their tax bills in less than a month. Property owners living in seven of the 17 volunteer fire departments in Lee...
137,800 in Mississippi Fall in Health Insurance ‘Coverage Gap’
Oct 21 2013 // A new study shows 137,800 low-income Mississippians fall into a health insurance “coverage gap.” They’re currently uninsured. They earn too much to enroll in Medicaid but too little to qualify for...
Florida Supports Mississippi Suit Against Flood Insurance Hikes
Oct 16 2013 // Florida officials plan to file a brief in support of Mississippi’s lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to block flood insurance rate hikes called for under recent reform legislation. Gov. Rick Scott...
Florida’s First Light Program Managers Acquires Frontline Underwriters of Mississippi
Oct 10 2013 // First Light Program Managers of Dania, Florida, said it has acquired substantially all of the assets of wholesale broker Frontline Underwriters Inc. of Madison, Mississippi. Details of the transaction were not...
Supreme Court Denies Appeal by Disbarred Mississippi Attorney Scruggs
Oct 8 2013 // The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The high court on Monday decided not to hear from the architect of the multi-billion dollar tobacco...
Storm System Karen Dissipates Off Gulf Coast
Oct 7 2013 // After days of slowing moving toward the Gulf Coast, the storm system Karen dissipated over the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that as of Sunday morning, only remnants of Karen remained, and were...
Mississippi Judge Faces Fine Over Asbestos Case
Oct 7 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a public reprimand and fine for a judge who was accused of failing to disclose a potential conflict in a Smith County asbestos case that resulted in a $322 million verdict. In May...
Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding from Tropical Storm Karen
Oct 3 2013 // Tropical Storm Karen may bring more than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain, isolated tornadoes and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where it is expected to go ashore over the weekend, forecasters said. Karen, with top...
Law Enforcers Look to Strengthen Mississippi ATV Law
Oct 3 2013 // The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years. Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say...
