Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Appeals Court OK’s Suit Over Mississippi School Funding Disparities
Dec 10 2020 // A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit...
EPA Approves Revised Mississippi Flood Control Project Previously Vetoed
Dec 9 2020 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for the agency...
3 Mississippi Apartment Complexes Sued for Fair Housing Act Violations
Dec 8 2020 // The U.S. Department of Justice last month sued the owners and manager of three apartment complexes in Mississippi, saying they violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against Black potential renters. The lawsuit is...
Train Carrying Motor Vehicles Derails in Mississippi
Dec 4 2020 // A train carrying motor vehicles, polyvinyl and acetone derailed early Wednesday in Jones County, blocking roads and railroad traffic, a Jones County Fire Council spokesperson said. The Hattiesburg American reports that no...
Mississippi Gov Adds 13 Counties to Mask Mandate in Lieu of Statewide Order
Dec 3 2020 // Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so. During a press...
Mississippi Woman Awarded $2.6M in Med Mal Suit Over Child’s Brain Injuries
Dec 2 2020 // A jury in Mississippi has returned a $2.6 million verdict to a woman who sued a doctor saying his inaction caused her child to have brain injuries. Court records show that a Rankin County Circuit Court jury awarded the...
Damage Toll from Hurricane Zeta Totals Nearly $90M in Mississippi
Nov 30 2020 // Hurricane Zeta left a trail of destruction and millions in damage in Mississippi when it came ashore Oct. 28, state officials said. The state has documented tens of millions in damage from the storm, which had 100 mph...
Mississippi Casino Sues Insurer Westchester for Not Paying COVID-19 Loss
Nov 23 2020 // A Mississippi Gulf Coast casino has become one of many businesses nationwide to sue its insurer for refusing to cover business losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport contends in...
Deadlines Set by Mississippi Supreme Court in State Medical Marijuana Battle
Nov 19 2020 // The Mississippi Supreme Court is setting deadlines for attorneys to file arguments in a mayor’s lawsuit that questions the legitimacy of the medical marijuana initiative that voters approved by a wide...
HUB Acquires Assets of Miss.-Based Larry Dean Massey, Jr.
Nov 16 2020 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of Larry Dean Massey, Jr. (Massey). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With legacy operations in Memphis,...
Mississippi Voters Approve Statewide Medical Marijuana Program
Nov 10 2020 // The Mississippi Department of Health has been working around the clock to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency will be responsible for starting a statewide medical marijuana program within the next nine...
Zeta Leaves Its Mark on Southeast States
Nov 2 2020 // Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane Zeta slammed into Louisiana and made a beeline across the South, leaving shattered buildings, thousands of downed trees and fresh...
10 People Injured in Mississippi Hayride Accident
Nov 2 2020 // Ten people on a hayride in Mississippi were treated for critical injuries after a pickup truck collided with their trailer being pulled by an ATV. The pickup rear-ended the trailer Friday around 7:30 p.m. in rural Pearl...
Zeta Leaves Southeast Louisiana Reeling Before Heading Northeast
Oct 30 2020 // A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast on Oct. 29 after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials...
Hurricane Zeta Slams Louisiana With High Winds, Storm Surge
Oct 28 2020 // Oct 28 06:10 PM. Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday with 110-mile-per-hour (175 kph) winds and what government trackers called “a life-threatening storm surge,” the third hurricane to hit the...
Louisiana Hunkers Down as Zeta Takes Aim at State
Oct 28 2020 // Louisiana prepared for the sixth lashing this year from a Gulf Coast system as Tropical Storm Zeta sped off the Yucatan Peninsula bringing high winds and rain to a region still reeling from a series of storms. Zeta was...
Slabbert Succeeds Clementi as Chief Executive Officer of MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd.
Oct 28 2020 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced the appointment of Johan Slabbert as chief executive officer. Slabbert will take up the role on Nov. 1, 2020, subject to regulatory...
Mississippi Receives $23M in Federal Funds for Flood Relief
Sep 28 2020 // Mississippi has received nearly $23 million in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation to repair federal roadways that were damaged by severe flooding. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced the...
Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall on Alabama’s Gulf Coast
Sep 16 2020 // Hurricane Sally made landfall on Alabama’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning as a Category Two hurricane, spreading strong winds inland across southeastern Alabama and western Florida. Upon landfall, winds were clocked...
Historic Flooding from Hurricane Sally Could Hit Gulf Coast
Sep 15 2020 // Hurricane Sally drew closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning, threatening historic floods, the National Hurricane Center said, with more than two feet (61 cm)of rain expected in some areas. The second strong storm...
