Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Attorney General Web Site to Track Fraudulent Contractors
Jun 6 2008 // Mississippi has a new tool to help residents avoid contractors who may take their money and run, especially families still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina. Attorney General Jim Hood said his office’s Web site,...
The Republic Group Brings Auto Insurance Rating Product to Mississippi
Jun 6 2008 // Dallas, Texas-based The Republic Group introduced its multi-variant auto product, Republic RoadMasterSM, in Mississippi. The program matches drivers’ individual risk profiles to the appropriate rating...
2 Mississippi Municipalities Could Lose Fire Rebates
Jun 3 2008 // Mississippi authorities say two municipalities in Bolivar County are in danger of losing their fire insurance rebate funds from the state. County Fire Coordinator Joe Phillips says Mound Bayou and Winstonville have not...
Appeals Court to Hear Mississippi Nursing Home Case
Jun 3 2008 // A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by a Brandon, Mississippi nursing home that contends its insurer has no legal grounds to back out of defending it in a wrongful death case. The...
After 3-Year Lull, Mississippi, Alabama Gird for New Hurricane Season
Jun 2 2008 // After Hurricane Katrina struck the upper Gulf Coast in 2005, even grizzled storm veterans became edgy when the opening of hurricane season rolled around. Blue tarps covering Katrina-damaged homes are far fewer now, but as...
Mississippi Wind Pool Rates Down
Jun 2 2008 // Gulf Coast insurance premiums in Mississippi have returned to nearly pre-Katrina levels, according to officials at the state’s wind insurance pool. According to the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association,...
FEMA Emergency Housing Options Include Pre-Fabricated Cottages
May 30 2008 // Disaster victims might one day watch their homes and communities be rebuilt from the cool comfort of a front porch. The porches are a feature of prefabricated cottages designed for Hurricane Katrina’s victims as an...
Miss. Supreme Court to Hear Doctor’s Appeal of Malpractice Ruling
May 28 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Meridian doctor and clinic, who were sued by a woman who complained that postoperative care after her hip replacement was substandard. A Lauderdale County...
Miss. Approves 2.9% State Farm Auto Insurance Rate Cut
May 28 2008 // In less than 30 days, a number of Mississippi automobile insurance policyholders could see a premium rate reduction of up to an average of 2.9 percent as the result of a rate filing approved by Commissioner of Insurance...
Alabama and Mississippi Officials Ready for Hurricane Response
May 23 2008 // With no Gulf Coast hurricane since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Alabama and Mississippi officials have worried that residents and tourists could become complacent about the seriousness of orders to flee the next disaster...
Mississippi Court Agrees to Hear Katrina Insurance Issue
May 22 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether an insurance policy can be interpreted in a wind versus water dispute over Hurricane Katrina claims. The lawsuit was filed in Harrison County Circuit Court by...
Federal Loans Available to Mississippi Flood Victims
May 22 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened offices for Mississippi flood victims to apply for assistance. Those affected by the flooding Mississippi River can apply for...
Sample Joins Mississippi Insurance Department as Investigator
May 21 2008 // Octavius Sample has joined the Mississippi Insurance Department as an investigator, according to Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney. Sample is a 10-year veteran of the Clinton Police Department. He will work with John...
Mississippi Lawyer Ordered to Release Records to State Farm
May 19 2008 // A federal judge has ordered Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to turn over policyholder records to State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. within 15 days. Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm is entitled to...
Pinnacle Settles with 2 Insurers over Katrina Damage in Mississippi
May 16 2008 // Casino owner Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. settled a lawsuit with two insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damage to the company’s property in Mississippi. Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Co. agreed to pay...
Mississippi Coast Insurance Rates Nearing Pre-Katrina Levels
May 14 2008 // Collaboration between Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, the state Legislature, Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association has managed to return Gulf Coast insurance premiums to...
Small Mississippi Earthquake Shakes Belden Area
May 13 2008 // Officials with the National Weather Service in Memphis and Lee County E-911 say an earthquake caused no injuries after it hit the Belden, Miss. area on May 10. A dispatcher for 911, Tanya Mayo, says the earthquake...
Mississippi River Receding Quickly in Mississippi
May 12 2008 // With the Mississippi River receding at quick pace, officials opened the Steele Bayou flood control gates in Vicksburg May 8. That means water should also start receding from the 344,000 acres of flooded forest and farmland...
Alabama Joins 3 other Katrina-stricken States to Update House Panel
May 12 2008 // An Alabama official estimates the state needs between $100 million to $110 million – double its allocated federal aid – to address persistent housing needs in 22 counties declared disaster areas from Hurricane...
Mississippi Emergency Agency Reports Damage in Latest Round of Tornadoes
May 9 2008 // Severe weather and tornadoes moved through several North Mississippi counties on May 8 causing damage to property and infrastructure. The state emergency operations center in Pearl, Miss. posted initial damage reports in...
