Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Federal Assistance to Mississippi for Spring Storms Near $20 Million
Jul 17 2014 // Total federal assistance approved for survivors of the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred from April 28 through May 3, 2014 in 12 Mississippi counties is close to $19.7 million, according to the...
Mississippi Reminds Drivers Inspection Stickers Still Required
Jul 16 2014 // Annual vehicle safety inspections continue to be required in Mississippi, but there has been confusion among drivers who may have read the headlines about the law’s demise in the Legislature. It is likely that some...
Southeast Has Higher Tornado Fatality Risk Than Midwest
Jul 7 2014 // Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputations as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far more vulnerable to killer twisters, a new analysis shows. Florida leads the country in deaths calculated...
Mississippi Supreme Court to Hear DUI Anonymous Tip Conviction
Jul 2 2014 // A man convicted of misdemeanor drunk driving is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court if law enforcement, acting on a tip, can lawfully pulled him over. Carl Richard Cook argues an anonymous tip was the only reason he was...
Upper Mississippi River Closed Due to Rising Waters After Heavy Rains
Jun 30 2014 // Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army...
Louisville, Mississippi, Gets $10M Insurance Check for Tornado-Damaged Plant
Jun 25 2014 // The Norman Regional Health System in Oklahoma has donated $48,000 to the Winston County Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi. Norman Regional Health System President and CEO David Whitaker says the company wanted to...
Mississippi County’s Fire Insurance Rates Could Fall 45%
Jun 25 2014 // Home and business owners served by the Beaver Lake and Rock Hill volunteer fire departments in Lamar County, Mississippi, could see their fire insurance premium payments fall as much as 35 percent to 45 percent. The...
Japan’s MS&AD Planning on Insurance Acquisitions for Growth in Southeast Asia
Jun 24 2014 // MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest non-life insurer, will seek acquisitions in Southeast Asia to expand its overseas business, said President and Chief Executive Officer Yasuyoshi...
Mississippi AG Hood Sues Experian, Alleging Inaccurate Credit Reports
Jun 16 2014 // Experian Plc, the largest of the three credit reporting companies in the U.S., was accused by Mississippi of failing to ensure that its consumer credit reports are accurate. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood alleged in...
Mississippi Agent Says He Was Forced to Plead Guilty in Insurance Scam
Jun 13 2014 // A former Mississippi insurance agent is asking a federal judge for speedy consideration of his motion to vacate his conviction related to an insurance scam involving Lafayette County. Ken Nowlin of Ecru pleaded guilty in...
Mississippi Court Upholds Race Discrimination Verdict Against Hospital Board
Jun 13 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld an $82,000 award to a white attorney who argued he was a victim of discrimination by the black-majority Greenwood Leflore Hospital board. George Dulin argued he was pushed out of his job...
Mississippi Navy SEAL Shooting Appealed to Supreme Court
Jun 9 2014 // Attorneys for a northwest Mississippi shooting range are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal in case involving the death of a Naval SEAL during a training exercise. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in...
Sales of Storm Shelters Surge in Mississippi
Jun 5 2014 // Before April 28, two suppliers of storm shelters reported an average of four to 10 orders a month in 2014. They say that since then they’ve each sold more than 100 and that it could be several months before they...
Ratings: Toyota Motor, Interstate Bankers, Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi
Jun 4 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Iowa-based Toyota Motor Insurance Company (TMIC), both with stable outlooks. Best said...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Mississippi Fire Services Fee Appeal
Jun 3 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal over whether a Mississippi fire protection district can charge a fee for its services to local property owners. The Supreme Court made no comment in denying the petition May...
Mississippi County Weighs Building Code
Jun 3 2014 // Adams County residents with strong opinions about building codes are going to have to wait a little longer to put those opinions on the record. The Natchez Democrat reported that the Adams County Board of Supervisors had...
Seat Belt Use Down, Road Fatalities Up in Misssissippi
May 22 2014 // New data from the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety shows the observed belt usage rate is at 74.4 percent. That’s compared to 83 percent in 2012, officials said in a news release. Fatalities also increased last...
FEMA Mobile Hospital Opens in Tornado-Torn Mississippi City
May 21 2014 // The National Mobile Disaster Hospital has opened in a Mississippi city where the local hospital was heavily damaged by an April 28 tornado. It opened Monday in Louisville, and will be used until Winston Medical Center is...
Exxon Not Liable for Alligators in Mississippi Dump, Court Rules
May 19 2014 // Exxon Mobil Corp. isn’t responsible for alligators overrunning a rural dump site it owns in Mississippi, the state supreme court ruled, because the global oil explorer can’t control wild animals. The family...
Mississippi Approves $17M for Tornado Recovery
May 12 2014 // The Mississippi Legislature met in a three-hour session Thursday approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the...
