Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ex-BP Worker Files Whistleblower Suit Over Cleanup
Jan 30 2012 // A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for airing concerns about the cleanup of Mississippi’s shoreline after the Gulf oil spill. In a federal suit filed...
Flood Damage in 2011 May Make 2012 Worse Along Mississippi River
Jan 30 2012 // Damage from last year’s record spring floods could leave many people along the Mississippi River in even more danger this year, the Army Corps of Engineers said. The Corps said it’s assessing the damage to...
Mississippi Judge Weighs Government Immunity in Shooting Case
Jan 30 2012 // A Hinds County judge will decide if Mississippi governmental agencies are liable for the wounding of a bystander during a 2008 shooting. The Clarion-Ledger reported that Circuit Judge Winston Kidd presided over a four-day...
Mississippi Supreme Court to Hear Grocery Store Parking Lot Beating
Jan 23 2012 // The Kroger Co. has appealed a jury award of $2.5 million to a Jackson woman who lost sight in one eye when purse-snatchers beat her in a supermarket parking lot. The case is among dozens before the Mississippi Supreme...
Mississippi Handling 20 Cases of Teacher Misconduct with Students
Jan 18 2012 // Eight Mississippi educators have surrendered their licenses after being notified that they had violated a state standard against sexual misconduct with students. A ninth educator’s license has been revoked, and 11...
Mississippi County Approves 7 More Flooded Home Buyouts
Jan 12 2012 // Jackson County supervisors have approved a payment of $500,949 to Island Winds Title Co. to close on seven homes. According to The Mississippi Press, the action brings the county closer to completing its role in a federal...
Lawsuit Claims Hazing on Mississippi High School Baseball Team
Jan 11 2012 // Members of a south Mississippi high school baseball team participated in a hazing ritual that left one teenager hospitalized after being held from behind and punched in the chest, according to a lawsuit filed by the...
Mississippi Court Reverses Katrina Wind vs. Water Case
Jan 9 2012 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned an insurer’s victory in a wind vs. water case involving a home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The National Flood Insurance Program paid...
Chaney Sworn-In for Second Term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
Jan 6 2012 // Mississippi inaugurated seven of its eight statewide elected officials on Thursday — everyone except the new governor. The swearing-in ceremony in the House chamber included Tate Reeves as lieutenant governor, Jim Hood...
Judge Tosses $322M Mississippi Asbestos Lawsuit Verdict
Jan 5 2012 // A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in U.S. history. The case began to unravel last year after defense lawyers asked...
Mississippi High Court to Hear Appeal Over $15M Award for Asbestos
Jan 4 2012 // Conoco Phillips Corp. has appealed a $15.2 million jury award to an oil and well drilling worker who claimed have gotten lung disease from exposure to asbestos. The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the...
How Mississippi Insurance Agent Came to Own Prized LSU Pigskin
Jan 3 2012 // Larry Benefield didn’t attend Louisiana State University. He has been to only one football game there in his life, a matchup against Kentucky in the 1980s or 1990s. But the Gulfport, Mississippi resident owns one of...
Mississippi Officials Want Hunting, Fishing Camps Eligible for Flood Insurance
Dec 28 2011 // Officials in Pascagoula, Mississippi are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps so they can qualify for the National Flood...
FEMA to Give Partial Credit for Substandard Levees in Drawing Flood Zones
Dec 27 2011 // A levee isn’t perfect, but it exists and that should count for something when deciding if a property is at risk for flooding. That’s the position of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a new proposal...
Mississippi Court Overturns Insurer’s Win in Katrina Wind vs. Water Case
Dec 26 2011 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case involving a Pascagoula home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The National Flood...
More Safety Violations Cited at Mississippi Electrical Plant
Dec 15 2011 // Federal workplace safety officials said this week that they are again citing a Mississippi electrical and lighting maker for for unsafe practices. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration accused Laurel-based...
Lack of Insurance Proof Jeopardizes Mississippi Trash Contract
Dec 14 2011 // A lack of proper insurance proof may force Metcalfe, Mississippi to cut ties with its long-time trash collection provider. Griffin Waste Services has serviced the town since 1998, but Mayor Corey Holmes says during that...
Part of Mississippi Healthcare Suit Placed on Hold
Dec 2 2011 // A federal judge has put on hold portions of a Mississippi lawsuit against Obama administration’s health care law. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, in a ruling issued Nov. 23, stayed consideration of parts of the...
5 Mississippi Home Buyouts Could Happen in New Year
Nov 28 2011 // Five property owners whose homes were inundated by the spring flood could have their homes bought out by the city of Vicksburg next year. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has authorized Mayor Paul Winfield to apply for a...
Chaney Re-elected to Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Post
Nov 21 2011 // Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney won re-election in voting on Nov. 8 in Mississippi. Chaney, a Republican from Vicksburg, defeated Democrat Louis Fondren of Gautier and Reform Party candidate Barbara Dale Washer of...
